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
Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter says the power utility does not expect to implement any load shedding this weekend. Source: BusinessTech
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
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
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
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that South Africa will officially launch its new e-visa system in 2022. Source: BusinessTech
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
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
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
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
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