News in South Africa 16th October: 1. Population grows – economy falls: The most notable figure in the 2022 census of SA’s population is confirmation that the population increased to above 62 million people, which is close to 20% higher than in the previous census 10 years ago. An immediate thought that comes to mind is that […]
News in South Africa 10th October: 1. Wrong side of the war: The war between Israel and Hamas could be another conflict in which South Africa is deemed to be on the wrong side. In a rand note, Investec Chief Economist Annabel Bishop said that the stronger-than-expected US payroll data saw the rand weaken to […]
News in South Africa 30th May: 1. Sanction warning: The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has warned of dire consequences should the country face censure due to its stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At worst, secondary or indirect sanctions could be imposed on the country and lead to a sudden halt to capital inflows […]
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 May: 1. Cyril investigates arming Russia allegations: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa instituted an inquiry into allegations that the country supplied weapons and ammunition to Russia, despite Pretoria having taken a neutral stance on its invasion of Ukraine. Ramaphosa announced the probe on Thursday, hours after US Ambassador to South […]
News in South Africa 19th April: 1. Floods declared a national disaster: Ramaphosa announced the elevation of the KwaZulu-Natal floods to the status of a national disaster – just days after it had been formally classified as a provincial disaster. That moves responsibility for co-ordination of the response to the disaster, including high-level decisions on […]
News in South Africa 12th April: 1. 2 New omicron variants: Tulio de Oliveira, who runs gene-sequencing institutions in South Africa, says that scientists in the country have discovered two new sublineages of the omicron coronavirus variant. The lineages have been named BA.4 and BA.5, he said by text message and in a series of […]
News in South Africa 11th April: 1. Global recession on the cards?: Could the world be headed for another recession? Just as the global economy is bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic, a growing list of risks is clouding the economic outlook – although most economists still believe a recession this year is relatively unlikely. […]
1. PCR tests and travel issues: South Africa’s coronavirus-induced state of disaster has ended, but some transitional regulations remain, including rules on entering the country, which could complicate family holidays. This new phase sees an end to the state of disaster, announced on Monday night, and a transition to legislation within the National Health Act that deals […]
News in South Africa 31st March: 1. Motion of no confidence fails: The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet has failed in the National Assembly. After a lengthy roll-call voting process, members of Parliament completed voting with more than half of those present voting against the motion. Deputy Speaker […]
