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Category Archives: Food Security
Load shedding: More than 181 000 hectares of WC crops damaged
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintCitizen Reporter, 13 February 2023 Load shedding can potentially damage more than 181 000 hectares of permanent crops planted in the Western Cape, according to the Democratic Alliance (DA). Read More
Even tougher financial times ahead for consumers, warns Banking Ombudsman
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 11 February 2023 The Ombudsman for Banking Services is warning consumers that tough financial times are waiting for them in 2023. Read More
Load shedding costs SA’s economy R1bn per day, says Mantashe
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKevin Brandt, Eyewitness News, 6 February 2023 The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, highlighted the severe impact of load shedding saying it cost the country’s economy R1 billion per day. Read More
Shoprite staring down a R1bn-plus annual diesel bill
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 6 February 2023 Between July and December last year, the Shoprite Group spent an “additional” R560 million on diesel for generators, it says, “in order to trade uninterrupted during load shedding stages five and six”. Read More
Cosatu joins calls to scrap VAT from chicken
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMpho Sibanyoni, Sowetan Live, 3 February 2023 Cosatu has joined growing calls for government to zero-rate chicken products, saying this will cushion the poor. Read More
Petrol goes up by 28c in February
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintStaff Reporter, Sowetan Live, 31 January 2023 Expect a last-minute rush to fill petrol tanks today after the department of mineral resources and energy announced a 28c/l increase on the retail prices of 93 and 95 grades at midnight on … Continue reading
