Why South Africa has more load shedding in summer: Eskom CEO
Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter says the power utility does not expect to implement any load shedding this weekend. Source: BusinessTech
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South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine certificates are getting an upgrade
Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla has announced an ‘upgraded’ Covid-19 certificate for South Africa, which will be officially be introduced next week. Source: BusinessTech
South Africa resurrects plan to sell coal power plants
Key South African government ministers have reached a broad agreement to sell some of the state power utility’s coal-fired power plants to help reduce its debt burden, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said. Source: BusinessTech
Plan to give everyone in South Africa access to the internet in 2 years, says minister
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is looking at a mass internet rollout plan for South Africa, says Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. Source: BusinessTech
New e-visa system planned for South Africa – what you should know
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that South Africa will officially launch its new e-visa system in 2022. Source: BusinessTech
Watch out for these car theft scams in South Africa
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has issued a warning around a new car theft scam targeting South Africans looking to buy a car on social media. Source: BusinessTech
South Africa’s NHI has hit a wall
The National Treasury does not expect South Africa’s National Health Insurance to be a significant cost pressure in the medium term, as the proposed scheme’s introduction has continued to move at a glacial pace despite being mooted more than a decade ago. Source: BusinessTech
South Africa’s 2021 medium-term budget in a nutshell
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled his maiden medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS), reporting better than expected finances for South Africa – but against the bleak reality that the country has little room to manoeuvre in the budget. Source: BusinessTech
Finance minister Godongwana sends warning to South African households
Inflation is expected to rise to 4.5 % in 2021 due to pressures from food and energy prices, the National Treasury said on Thursday (11 November). Source: BusinessTech
South Africa’s finance minister critical of government spending
With debt service costs standing at 21 cents to the rand due to high expenditure items like the public sector wage bill, spending will remain restrained over the next three years, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said when he tabled his maiden mid-term budget at the National Assembly on Thursday. Source: BusinessTech