SA motorists warned August fuel price hike on the cards

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Veronica Mokhoali, Eyewitness News, 18 July 2021

The Automobile Association (AA) has called on South Africans to limit all non-essential travel, warning of a possible fuel price hike in the coming days. Read More

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Food shortages leads to long queues in Durban

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Samkelo Mtshali, IOL Political Bureau, 17 July 2021

Fod shortages in Isipingo, a small town in the south of Durban, has seen shoppers endure meandering queues, spanning at least a kilometre, to get to one of the only open retail stores in the town for food supplies. Read More

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Shivambu warns of possible extrajudicial process if politicians continue dilly dallying on the land question

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Mercedes Besent, SABC News, 16 July 2021

EFF Chief Whip, Floyd Shivambu, has  warned that people will embark on an extrajudicial process of land reform if politicians continue to fail addressing the land question. Read More

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Western Cape dams almost filled to the brim thanks to good rainfall

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Staff Reporter, Cape Argus, 12 July 2021

With a cold front making landfall this morning in the south-western parts of the Western Cape, the provincial government says dam levels across the province are more than 20% higher than they were at the same time last year. Read More

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Child hunger remains extremely high, shack dwellers worst off, survey finds

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Mwangi Githahu, Cape Argus, 9 July 2021

Child hunger remains extremely high and shack-dwellers have fared the worst of urban South Africans, according to the fifth National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile (NIDS-CRAM) survey. Read More

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World food prices fall in June for first time in a year -FAO

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Reuters, 8 July 2021

World food prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, pushed lower by declines in vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. Read More

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