News in South Africa 25th April: 1. SA still an attractive for investors: South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised economy, continues to be an attractive emerging market investment destination for global business leaders, thanks to the continuing presence of “stable governance and a robust legal framework”. This is according to findings contained in Kearney’s 2023 Foreign […]
News in South Africa 28th March: 1. Civil servants may accept pay hike: South African public servants are likely to accept the government’s latest wage offer, according an initial estimate of a ballot of labour-union members. Employee groups representing about 1.3 million government workers are currently seeking a mandate from their members to accept a […]
News in South Africa 14th November: 1. Infrastructure collapsing: Around half of South Africa’s public infrastructure has collapsed or is close to collapsing, and needs to be addressed as soon as possible. This is the warning from the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice). Something has to be done or South Africa may become […]
News in South Africa 13th July: 1. New crypto laws: The South African Reserve Bank is set to introduce new regulations around trading cryptocurrency in the country in the next 12-18 months, says deputy governor Kuben Naidoo. Speaking in PSG’s latest Think Big webinar, Naidoo said that South Africa was largely on par with other […]
News in South Africa 19th April: 1. Slow start to vaccine program: South Africa’s phase 2 vaccination programme is off to a slow start, with only 519,139 people in total receiving their shots. This includes people 60 years and older who’ve been prioritised in the second phase of the rollout, which kicked off on Monday. […]
