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Category Archives: Food Security
Land Expropriation Bill won’t be used ‘willy-nilly’, assures Ramaphosa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintLindsay Dentlinger, Eyewitness News, 10 March 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa said the Expropriation Bill would not be used unnecessarily to expropriate land and other property. Read More
Government land worth R53m frozen after illegal transfers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 8 March 2023 The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have been granted an order by the North Gauteng High Court to freeze land that was illegally transferred to private entities and individuals. Read More
RCL: Bread price hikes to ease this year, food to follow
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 7 March 2023 The price of bread, which has seen significant price increases in the last year, is expected to ease in the coming months as global wheat prices flatten, reducing the pressure on the consumer basket. Read … Continue reading
SA’s economy shrinks by 1.3%: Stats SA
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNaledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 7 March 2023 Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that the country’s economy contracted by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Read More
Load-shedding bites as economy contracts
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintBhargav Acharya, Sowetan Live, 7 March 2023 The economy contracted 1.3% in the fourth quarter compared with the previous three months as rolling power cuts hurt sectors such as agriculture and mining, official data showed on Tuesday. Read More
Economists downbeat ahead of release of GDP figures
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNaledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 6 March 2023 Economic growth is expected to have slowed in the fourth quarter of 2022, on the back of intense load shedding, a rise in the cost of living, high interest rates and elevated levels … Continue reading
