Five Newsworthy Things in SA 4th October 2023:

News in South Africa 4th October: 1. Eggs rationed: Woolworths and Pick n Pay are rationing eggs to customers in a bid to ensure regular supply as SA’s worst ever avian influenza outbreak continues to gather momentum. Woolworths said in response to questions on Tuesday that it had “implemented a limit on whole egg purchases […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 4th May 2022:

News in South Africa 4th May: 1. Economic risks of Covid resurgence: While the Covid-19 risk has diminished in South Africa, it has not disappeared, and a resurgence of cases in recent weeks could weigh on the economy this year, say economists at Absa bank. “New Covid-19 cases are again on the rise, with the […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 11th June 2021:

News in South Africa 11th June: 1. Third wave officially here: The National Institute of Communicable Diseases says that South Africa is now officially in a third wave, with the latest numbers meeting the technical requirements to declare as such. While provinces have been declaring a third wave over the past few weeks, the national […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 23rd April 2021:

News in South Africa 23rd April: 1. Union vs govt war possibility: As unions wait for government to respond to public wage demands today, there is a view from leaders that a ‘war’ with government is unavoidable at this stage. The union said it’s left confused as to why Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu would […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 22nd April 2021:

News in South Africa 22nd April: 1. Renewed surge of infections globally: The renewed surge in Covid-19 infections is threatening to further divide the world economy between the rich and poor, potentially damaging overall global growth if the fresh outbreaks spread or if key sources of demand falter. More people were diagnosed with Covid-19 last […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 14th April 2021:

News in South Africa 14th April: 1. Vaccine rollout halted: South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination plans have hit a new snag. The health ministry decided to halt the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine rollout after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a similar decision. The FDA reported that six women developed blood clots after […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 12th April 2021:

News in South Africa 12th April: 1. Sugar tax a success: Three years ago South Africa introduced Africa’s first major tax on sugar-sweetened beverages based on grams of sugar. The tax now stands at about 11% of the price per litre. The impact was assessed in recently published research. It was found that the health […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 24th March 2021:

News in South Africa 24th March: 1. Third wave closer than expected: Experts from the Nelson Mandela University in the Eastern Cape have warned that their statistical modelling shows that the third wave of Covid-19 could hit even sooner than expected – now projecting an increase in infections at the end of March and early […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 23rd March 2021:

News in South Africa 23rd March: 1. Government vaccine rollout too slow: The private sector is getting impatient with government’s slow rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, with many attempting – and failing – to secure their own doses for employees and their families, meeting with a lot of red tape. Government has managed to only […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 12th March 2021:

News in South Africa 12th March: 1. Eskom will not be privatised: Government has no intention to privatise power utility Eskom, said Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. The minister was addressing a debate on the privatisation of Eskom during a mini-plenary session of the National Assembly on Thursday. “There is much work to be done […]

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