Five Newsworthy Things in SA 19th December 2023:

News in South Africa 19th December: 1. Severe water shortages: Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, has pleaded with residents of Gauteng to reduce their water consumption as the water supply remains vulnerable to disruptions and may not be able to meet demand, resulting in shortages. Johannesburg and its surrounds have been hit by […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 11th October 2023:

News in South Africa 11th October: 1. SA is falling apart: South Africa is falling apart, with unreliable electricity, poor railways, ports which do not function properly, a dilapidated road network, and deteriorating state finances. Late last month, Transnet CEO Portia Derby and CFO Nonkululeko Dlamini resigned, with Transnet Rail CEO Siza Mzimela following suit […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 25th January 2023:

News in South Africa 25th January: 1. R1.2trn needed for food import costs: Farmers in Africa will need as much as $65 billion (nearly R1.2 trillion) in loans annually to produce enough food to curb imports and cushion their economies from external shocks. The continent imports over 100 million metric tons of cereals at an […]

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