News in South Africa 26th September: 1. Storms flood Western Cape: Heavy rains and winds battered the Western Cape on Sunday and Monday, forcing hundreds of families to flee their flooded homes. In Covid Village in Mfuleni, a man died, apparently electrocuted by a live wire in the water. About 2 000 families fled their […]
News in South Africa 15th August: 1. SA likely to keep AGOA status: South Africa will likely keep its preferential access to US markets because hundreds of American firms are also benefitting, according to the nation’s ambassador to BRICS. “I don’t think there is any serious threat of us losing preferential access to AGOA. AGOA […]
News in South Africa 19th July: 1. EU carbon levy impact: The European Union’s plan to put a carbon levy on imported goods from outside the bloc is an attempt to shift the burden for climate action to developing countries and may contravene World Trade Organization rules, South Africa said. The so-called carbon border adjustment […]
News in South Africa 15th May: 1. US won’t sanction SA over weapons row: South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said his country resolved a row with the US over allegations that Pretoria supplied weapons to Russia and it’s unlikely to face any repercussions. A furore erupted on May 11, when US Ambassador to South […]
News in South Africa 12th December: 1. Stage 7 load shedding already here: As power utility Eskom spent much of last week avoiding the dreaded stage 7 load shedding threshold, economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) said it has already technically been crossed. “At a point last week, Eskom was technically ‘shedding’ at […]
News in South Africa 4th January 2022: 1. Updated travel restrictions for SA: Both Germany and the US have eased some travel restrictions on South Africa, as global concerns around the Omicron variant continue to subside. In a proclamation issued at the end of December, US president Joe Biden said that health officials had made substantial progress […]
News in South Africa 28th December: 1. World economy to surpass $100 trillion: The world economy is set to surpass $100 trillion for the first time in 2022, two years earlier than previously forecast, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research. Global gross domestic product will be lifted by the continued recovery from […]
News in South Africa 22nd December: 1. Warning over crime spike during holidays: While many law-abiding South Africans are taking a break from the hustle and bustle of their typical work routines at this time of the year, it is essential to remember that some criminals won’t be relaxing over the festive season. The holiday […]
News in South Africa 26th October: 1. Electricity prices to soar: Eskom has warned that household electricity bills will increase significantly if energy regulator Nersa’s proposals for drastic changes in the way Eskom’s tariffs are determined are accepted. Other stakeholders are equally critical of Nersa’s proposals. Nersa published a discussion paper about its proposals on […]
News in South Africa 23rd September: 1. US approves booster shots: The US has approved the Pfizer vaccine as booster shots for vaccinated individuals. The United States on Wednesday authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, as well as adults at high risk of severe disease and those […]
