New data published by financial services firm Sanlam shows that South African consumers are struggling to shake off the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their finances. Source: BusinessTech
The South African Police Service has presented the latest crime statistics for South Africa, covering the second quarter of the 2021/22 year (July to September 2021). Source: BusinessTech
South Africa’s political and economic decline is accelerating and the country risks becoming a lower-middle-income nation by 2028, a model developed by Eunomix Business & Economics shows. Source: BusinessTech
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has flagged an increasing “volatility” in the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA fragments in wastewater samples in recent weeks. Source: BusinessTech
The United States government and several US-based internet companies are making a concerted push in South Africa’s online space, including spending billions of dollars on new infrastructure. Source: BusinessTech
Masterclass brings together some of South Africa’s incisive business and management gurus – including Vusi Thembekwayo and Lebo Lion – who will share insights on how SMEs can start or grow their business online, mitigate risks, and thrive in the new normal Source: BusinessTech
South Africa’s renewed commitment to fiscal consolidation, windfall mining revenue and an upward revision to gross domestic product should help it avert a deeper junk credit-rating on Friday and set it on course to regain at least one investment-grade assessment within the decade. Source: BusinessTech
After nearly two decades, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy will no longer publish the daily over or under-recovery for fuel prices in South Africa. Source: BusinessTech
South Africa’s crime statistics for Q1 2021/2022 shows another increase in hijackings across the country. Source: BusinessTech
The National Treasury says it is sympathetic to the current pressures on grant beneficiaries but has warned that the current system could become unsustainable. Source: BusinessTech
