News in South Africa 17th June: 1. New Lockdown regulations: President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa’s lockdown regulations will be tightened as the country grapples with a third Covid-19 wave. In a national address on Tuesday evening (15 June), the president said that the country will move to a level 3 lockdown from […]
News in South Africa 15th June: 1. Power crisis deepens: he City of Joburg is facing a deepening power crisis, with electricity problems leading to more blackouts that take days to repair. The problems extend beyond just outages, with delayed maintenance, tampering and illegal connections now putting lives at risk. Numerous reports of live electricity […]
News in South Africa 2nd June: 1. Unemployment rate record high: The statisticians conclude that the unemployment rate in SA is still climbing and that according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) has reached the highest level since the introduction of the survey in 2008. The official unemployment rate increased to 32.6% in the […]
News in South Africa 31st May: 1. Back to Lockdown level 2: President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved South Africa back to Lockdown level 2. The President made the announcement on Sunday after discussions with cabinet. Under the Level 2 restrictions: It remains mandatory for every person to wear a face mask that covers their nose […]
News in South Africa 25th May: 1. Gupta looting at R50b so far: Appearing before the Zondo Commission on Monday, investigator Paul Holden meticulously laid out the flow of money from government entities to the Guptas’ money laundering apparatus. Almost R50bn can be traced through invoices and bank statements – but, warned Holden, the true […]
News in South Africa 8th February: 1. AstraZeneca ineffective against local Covid variant: The roll-out of the AstraZeneca vaccine to South Africa’s health workers has been temporarily halted following results showing low efficacy against the South African variant of the coronavirus. South African health workers will now receive the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine […]
