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 […]
News in South Africa 17th March: 1. SA’s economy could take 4 years to recover: The South African economy will take three to four years to get back to where it was before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Absa chief economist and head of research Jeff Gable. This is a very different outlook to the […]
News in South Africa 26th February: 1. Experts say Covid is here to stay: Health experts warn that people need to face reality and start coming to terms with the fact that Covid-19 is not going to go away, and that vaccines will not be the silver bullet to eradicate the virus among the global […]
News in South Africa 23rd February: 1. Lessons learned from second wave: We’re past the worst of our second COVID wave, but experts warn that South Africa will almost certainly be facing a third and fourth wave — possibly with more infections and deaths than in previous waves. A third wave could be only three months […]
News in South Africa 6th January: 1. NCC meeting not urgent: Government communications said there was nothing urgent about Wednesday’s national coronavirus command council (NCCC) meeting. GCIS director general on Tuesday has announced that members of the joint operations centre will report to the president. This after rumours were spread that President Cyril Ramaphosa was […]
News in South Africa 23rd December: 1. Second wave in SA reaching inland: Much of the coronavirus focus is on coastal regions right now. But Gauteng has the highest cumulative Covid-19 caseload in South Africa and – even before holidaymakers return from the coast – at least 20 wards have been identified as developing hotspots, […]
News in South Africa 22nd December: 1. 17 health facilities investigated – many challenges found: A shortage of personal protection equipment (PPE) and staff, poor hygiene and substandard ambulance services were the key challenges highlighted in a public protector investigation into 17 public health facilities. On Monday, Adv Busi Mkhwebane released a report into investigations into several departments, including the health […]
News in South Africa 22nd October: 1. Civil groups demand end to lockdown: Public participation group Dear South Africa has asked Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to provide the evidence that supported her decision to extend the lockdown earlier this month or prepare for an urgent court date. In a letter delivered […]
News in South Africa 16th October: 1. Economic recovery plan questioned: President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday to present the economic recovery plan for South Africa. He detailed the “fix” for the country exactly seven months after first declaring a national state of disaster. The president summarised the objectives of […]
News in South Africa 15th October: 1. Economic recovery plan today: President Cyril Ramaphosa will today outline his economic recovery plan to pull South Africa out of the pits of the Covid-19 lockdown. The plan is the result of extensive deliberation between government and its social partners, including business and labour. He will present the […]
