News in South Africa 12th July: 1. Standard Bank drops mandatory vaccines: Standard Bank has withdrawn its Covid-19 vaccination policy with immediate effect, with approximately 95% of its employees already vaccinated. In an emailed statement, the bank said it took a range of factors into account in reviewing its policy, including recent regulatory developments, the […]
News in South Africa 9th May: 1. Unemployment numbers wrong: The head of the Statistics Council, the advisory board to Statistics SA, has raised the alarm on the quality of SA’s employment statistics, saying the poor response rate must be reversed if the numbers are to be worth anything. The last Quarterly Labour Force Survey […]
News in South Africa 4th March: 1. Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized: South African authorities have seized hundreds of fake Covid-19 vaccines following a global alert issued by Interpol, the international criminal police organisation. Some 400 vials – equivalent to around 2,400 doses – containing the fake vaccine were found at a warehouse in Germiston, Gauteng, […]
News in South Africa 11th December: 1. Eskom warns of load shedding: Eskom warned on Thursday that while no load shedding was immediately anticipated, there was a “high probability” should any further capacity be lost. The system was severely constrained, Eskom said in a statement shortly before 18:00. This was caused by the loss of […]
News in South Africa 20th October: 1. Eskom growing debt ignored: Three plans finalised in recent weeks that seek to revive SA’s weak economy have sidestepped a crucial Eskom matter: how to reduce the power utility’s crippling debt that is approaching R500-billion. The plans – all drafted with feedback from the government, business, labour, and […]
