Category Archives: Food Security

Load shedding crisis: ‘We have left it for too long and it’s too late’

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMarizka Coetzer, The Citizen, 8 December 2022 It’s going to be tough for Santa to find his way around South Africa for the foreseeable future as a multitude of factors saw Eskom bump the country back up to stage 6 … Continue reading

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Gordhan orders Eskom to get the country out of stage 6 blackouts

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRorisang Kgosana, Times Live, 8 December 2022 Minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan on Thursday ordered Eskom’s management and board to get the country out of stage 6 load-shedding. Read More

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Fuel increases by 59 cents per litre from Tuesday midnight

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintGlorious Sefako-Musi, SABC News 6 December 2022 The Energy Department has announced that the price of petrol will go up by 59 cents per litre with effect from Tuesday midnight. Read More

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SA economy rallies to expand by 1.6% in Q3- STATS SA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNokukhanya Mntambo, Eyewitness News, 6 December 2022 Stats SA said that the country’s economy grew by 1.6% in the third quarter of 2022 after contracting by 0.7% in the second quarter. Read More

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Diesel price decrease brings some relief for motorists; petrol to increase

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintGloria Motsoere, Eyewitness News, 6 December 2022 Following months of steep increases that have seen diesel prices surge to record highs, there will be some relief for consumers during the festive season, as this month’s fuel price adjustments take effect … Continue reading

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Fuel prices: Mixed bag for motorists as diesel drops but petrol up

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintFaizel Patel, The Citizen, 6 December 2022 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced that both grades of petrol price 93 and 95 octane will increase by 59 cents per litre from Wednesday. Read More

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