Committee tasked with land expropriation legislation granted extension

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Zalene Merrington, SABC News, 3 June 2021

The National Assembly has granted the Ad Hoc Committee on the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution a 30-day extension to complete its work. Read More

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Western Cape could get 30% less rain by 2050

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Mwangi Githahu, Cape Argus, 2 June 2021

The Western Cape is a water scarce region and current climate change projections suggest a 30% reduction in annual rainfall by 2050, and an increasing frequency and intensity of droughts, according to the provincial department of environmental affairs and development planning. Read More

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SA unemployment rate ticks up to 32.6% in Q1 of 2021

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Eyewitness News, 1 June 2021

Stats SA said that the number of employed people in the country remained almost unchanged at 15 million, although there was a slight decrease of 28,000, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2021 released by StatsSA on Tuesday. Read More

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World Hunger Day: Children in South Africa still going hungry

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Eunice Stoltz, Mail & Guardian, 28 May 2021

One does not have to travel far to come face to face with a worldwide phenomenon that has crept even closer to home since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

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Significant increase in Western Cape dam levels after good rains

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Mwangi Githahu, Cape Argus, 28 May 2021

Several dams across the province are already showing significant increases in dam levels thanks to good rainfall early in the season, according to Local Government and Environmental Affairs MEC Anton Bredell. Read More

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Struggling South Africans are paying nearly R300 more for food than nine months ago

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Suthentira Govender, Sowetan Live, 26 May 2021

South Africans are paying nearly R300 more for the average food basket in May compared to September last year. Read More

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