News in South Africa 14th December: 1. Expected food prices in 2023: The latest food inflation brief from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) shows that food prices in South Africa remain at elevated levels and that consumers should expect higher prices going into next year. Reflecting the higher levels of food inflation […]
News in South Africa 11th October: 1. R350 grant criteria relaxed: Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has apologised to recipients of the R350 Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant for problems in its administration after the end of the national state of disaster early in April. She was speaking at a media briefing in […]
News in South Africa 10th October: 1. SA on the brink of disaster: Former reconstruction and development minister Jay Naidoo says South Africa is in serious trouble and is showing signs of a failed state. Naidoo is a seasoned politician who was the founding general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu). […]
News in South Africa 24th August: 1. Vehicle industry slashing jobs: Automakers from General Motors to Toyota are on a mission to phase out gasoline vehicles. And while a future full of clean, electric cars will help reduce harmful emissions and stunt climate change, it may spell disaster for the thousands of auto workers whose jobs will be rendered […]
News in South Africa 9th May: 1. Unemployment numbers wrong: The head of the Statistics Council, the advisory board to Statistics SA, has raised the alarm on the quality of SA’s employment statistics, saying the poor response rate must be reversed if the numbers are to be worth anything. The last Quarterly Labour Force Survey […]
News in South Africa 7th April: 1. Essential food prices volatile: Avocados, oranges, tomatoes, chicken portions and cooking oil are some of the food items that have seen volatile price increases over the last two years as a result of global inflationary pressures as well as local disruptions and extreme weather events, says the Competition […]
News in South Africa 30th March: 1. Covid-19 deaths under-reported: The national Department of Health, in what appears to be a significant departure from its previous position, admitted this week that government may be under-reporting deaths from Covid-19. Previously, the department was apparently dismissive of compelling research that showed significant excess deaths – a higher […]
News in South Africa 10th March: 1. State of disaster continues: The South African government is considering extending the country-wide state of disaster, which was imposed in mid-March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, regulating the movement of people, the size of social gatherings, curfews and introducing mandatory mask-wearing in public. Sources involved in […]
News in South Africa 24th January: 1. Drivers licence crisis: South Africa’s growing driver licence backlog has led to concerns from motorists about what happens when their licence expires and they are not able to receive a new card. Driving licence cards in South Africa are produced by the Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) – […]
News in South Africa 10th January: 1. Mandatory vaccines take centre stage: Mandatory vaccination policies have taken centre stage in the tertiary education sector as thousands of pupils and staff at these institutions prepare for the start of the 2022 academic year. The University of Western Cape’s (UWC) Student Representative Council (SRC) said anxiety among […]
