News in South Africa 20th January: 1. Four day work week debate: The four-day workweek, and the flexibility it could provide, is a hot topic at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year. This comes shortly after the results of a six-month trial on the subject were released. It found participating companies had increased revenue and […]
News in South Africa 26th September: 1. Schools – load shedding crisis: The National Association of School Governing Bodies warns that the ongoing power cuts will have a devastating impact on the quality of schooling. The country battled Stage 6 power cuts last week. Eskom announced stage 3 load shedding for most of the week, […]
News in South Africa 23rd September: 1. Load shedding threatens food supply: Agri SA says it has requested an urgent meeting with Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to discuss the outlook for load shedding in the country, ahead of the summer crop planting season. The federation of agricultural organisations says it fears the current state […]
News in South Africa 3rd February: 1. Calls for transparency with vaccine tenders: The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has sent a letter to the ministers of health and finance calling for open tender processes for the storage and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine. The committee has requested the two ministers in the letter […]
News in South Africa 12th January: 1. Schools still to open?: Cyril Ramaphosa offered little clarity on Monday evening on whether schools would open on January 25, as concerns remain about the Covid-19 second wave, hinting that an announcement was imminent. “As schools and other educational institutions prepare to begin the new academic year, there […]
