News in South Africa 4th October: 1. Water levels critical: Johannesburg Water has again shut down the supply to the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. This is the fourth time in less than three weeks. The emergency shutdown of the Bryanston reservoir and tower is to attend to another burst. There is no estimated time for […]
News in South Africa 20th September: 1. Rand nears 2020 lows: The rand dipped early on Tuesday, trading near its weakest against the dollar since 2020, as financial markets braced for this week’s US Federal Reserve meeting where an aggressive interest rate hike is expected. At 0555 GMT, the rand traded at R17.69 against the […]
News in South Africa 8th March: 1. R40 petrol price unfounded: Fears that SA’s petrol price could double to R40/l in the short term are unfounded, but the country can still expect some economic pain as long as the Ukraine crisis continues, say economists. This was in response to media reports which shared comments that […]
News in South Africa 20th January: 1. Vape industry targeted: National Treasury published a discussion paper on the intended taxation of electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems – vaping products – on December 15 last year, following the heads-up given by the Minister of Finance in the 2021 February Budget. The government had signalled its intention to start […]
News in South Africa 15th November: 1. 54-Hour JHB water shut down: Many Gauteng residents are bracing for water supply disruptions on Monday as Rand Water implements its 54-hour shutdown. Water disruptions can be expected from Monday morning and residents will probably notice a difference if they live in the City of Johannesburg, Rand West, […]
News in South Africa 9th November: 1. Load shedding at stage 4 all week: More than half of Eskom’s installed capacity was offline on Monday, necessitating the move to stage 4 load shedding for the rest of the week. As the country is plunged into darkness at least three times a day, president Cyril Ramaphosa, […]
News in South Africa 28th September: 1. Move to lockdown level 1 in sight: Health experts expect South Africa to move to lockdown level 1 by the end of the week. When South Africa was placed under lockdown level 2, president Cyril Ramaphosa said the government would review the situation in 2 weeks. However, he […]
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 5th May: 1. Unions striking water supply: Rand Water has given assurance that it’s highly unlikely water supply will be impacted if the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) goes on a protected strike – but a union representative says it’s a case of “wait and see”. Samwu has announced that […]
News in South Africa 26th April: 1. Covid vaccine rollout continues: The Johnson & Johnson Sisonke vaccination programme will resume this Wednesday. In the US it was found that 6 women, out of 6 million people given the shot, developed blood clotting as a side-effect. This led to a pause of the vaccine in the US, […]
