News in South Africa 15th September: 1. 8.5mil vaccines to be destroyed: The government plans to destroy 8.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical company Pfizer at the end of October. This, some experts said, casted a damning spotlight on how South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign had missed the mark. The situation […]
News in South Africa 29th July: 1. Hospitals and staff overwhelmed: While South Africa may be past the peak of the third wave, hospitals and medical staff are suffering aftershocks as admissions continue to rise. The peak of the wave reflects a topping out of new infections – however, those new cases tend to flood […]
News in South Africa 20th April: 1. Home Affairs document backlog: Home Affairs is hoping to extend its working hours into the weekend in order to deal with backlogs. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says negotiations are continuing with worker unions to create weekend shifts. Strides have been made, but the department is still plagued […]
News in South Africa 16th February: 1. SA Express to be funded: Fly SAX, a worker owned entity, has suspended its bid to raise seed funding to buy cash-strapped regional airline SA Express through crowdfunding platform Uprise Africa. The seed funding will instead be raised by an anchor investor who will recapitalise SA Express and […]
News in South Africa 25th September: 1. National Lottery corruption charges: South Africa’s lottery regulator, the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), has been facing down a slew of allegations of mismanagement and corruption. The commission finally released lists of its beneficiaries under sustained pressure, after first fighting the move. In July, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse […]
