Five Newsworthy Things in SA 6th December 2023:

News in South Africa 6th December: 1. Govt pollution harms children: Two studies ordered by South Africa’s government into the impact of air pollution on community and child health showed emission limits it imposed on companies that emit the toxins are insufficient. The studies were undertaken in key industrial regions by academics at the University […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 7th June 2023:

News in South Africa 7th June: 1. Eskom tames load shedding: Power utility Eskom says that recoveries in generation capacity will allow it to suspend load shedding every day until the evening peak. The group said that load shedding will be suspended between midnight and 16h00 on Tuesday (6 June), followed by stage 3 load […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 8th May 2023:

News in South Africa 8th May: 1. Close call for recession in SA: Economists say South Africa may have escaped a technical recession in the first quarter of the year, but the extreme volatility in the economic data being put out makes it difficult to call. Economists from the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 17th March 2023:

News in South Africa 17th March: 1. Groceries cost 50% more: Over the past year, overarching factors such as geopolitical unrest, a weaker rand, and persistent and escalating load shedding have elevated food price inflation in South Africa – resulting in most consumers spending almost 50% more on groceries since 2019. This is according to […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 14th March 2023:

News in South Africa 14th March: 1. Economy battered: According to Stats SA gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic activity, declined by 1.3% from the third to the fourth quarter, adjusted for inflation and seasonality. This was much worse than expected and is a big number in absolute terms. It does not take a […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 13th March 2023:

News in South Africa 13th March: 1. South Africa is in trouble: Whether South Africa is pushed into a full recession in 2023 or not, the country’s economy is in trouble, say economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER). The country was hit with a barrage of bad news last week – starting with […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 8th March 2023:

News in South Africa 8th March: 1. Recession looms: South Africa is on the edge of recession after printing a much more larger than expected contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) on Tuesday (7 March). According to the figures published by Stats SA, the country’s economy declined by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022 […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 15th February 2023:

News in South Africa 15th February: 1. Inquiry into food prices launched: The Department of Trade and Industry and Competition has gazetted the terms of reference for a wide-reaching market inquiry related to the fresh produce market in South Africa, including prices. The inquiry, conducted by the Competition Commission, will investigate market conditions all along […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 13th February 2023:

News in South Africa 13th February: 1. 68% chance of recession: South Africa’s economy is increasingly vulnerable to a recession in the next 12 months, with an ongoing electricity crisis seen further curbing activity. The probability of a recession stands at 68%, up from odds of 45% in January, according to Bloomberg’s latest monthly survey […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 17th January 2023:

News in South Africa 17th January: 1. Hardships pile up for consumers: Economists are raising red flags over higher inflation rates, which will invariably lead to more interest rate hikes from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) as South Africans continue to sit under the pressure of high levels of load shedding and a massive […]

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