Cosatu joins calls to scrap VAT from chicken

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Mpho 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

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‘It’s a nightmare’: Soshanguve residents open up about water shortages

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Khanyisile Ngcobo, Times Live, 2 February 2013

Frustrated Soshanguve residents have opened up on the nightmare of going day to day with little to no water over the past few weeks. Read More

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Mchunu in talks with Rand Water over Gauteng water shortage

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Risha Maduray, SABC News, 1 February 2023

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says his department is in talks with Rand Water over water shortage issues in Gauteng. Read More

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Petrol goes up by 28c in February

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Staff 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 Tuesday, January 31. Read More

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Cape Town mayor urges residents to reduce water usage as dam levels drop

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Ntuthuzelo Nene, Eyewitness News, 31 January 2023

Cape town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged Capetonians to reduce water usage as dam levels drop. Read More

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R88m in emergency funding for generators to keep water services running in Western Cape

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Times Live, 30 January 2023

Western Cape finance and economic opportunities MEC Mireille Wenger has authorised the release of R88.8m in emergency funding to procure backup generators to keep water treatment and supply services running during load-shedding. Read More

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