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Researchers at the Department of Basic Education have warned of a 30,000 student enrollment deficit in Grades R and Grade 1 as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. Source: BusinessTech

The South African wine industry (Vinpro) has warned against further alcohol restrictions, which it says have given rise to a major illicit market, while causing significant damage to legitimate businesses. Source: BusinessTech

Political scientist, professor William Gumede says that South Africa is almost certainly headed towards an era of coalition politics – and that this could be a good thing. Source: BusinessTech

Medical scheme Discovery Health has shared the latest data from its actuarial team’s ongoing analysis of the trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic and the real-world effectiveness of vaccines. Source: BusinessTech

The Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) has proposed the expansion of South Africa’s health promotion levy to include ultra-processed foods. Source: BusinessTech

President Cyril Ramaphosa presided over the African National Congress’s worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid. A top South African ruling party official still thinks he’s its best asset. Source: BusinessTech

South Africa’s fuel prices have hit record highs in November, with analysts expecting a worsening economic scenario in the coming months.   Source: BusinessTech

Amazon Web Services has completed its first operational solar project in South Africa. Source: BusinessTech

Accommodative monetary policy in the US has been benefiting emerging markets for months, but the tide is now shifting, say analysts at the Bank of America (BofA). Source: BusinessTech

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is working on changes to South Africa’s ID system to better reflect non-binary, intersex and trans persons in the country. Source: BusinessTech