‘Huge disaster in the making’: Food crisis looms as farmers buckle without power

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Kevin Brandt, Eyewitness News, 20 January 2023

Agri Northern Cape says farmers desperately need more electricity to stave off a disaster in the region’s agricultural food production. Read More

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Rising cost of living leaves 38% of SA consumers too broke to pay their bills

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Ina Opperman, The Citizen, 20 January 2023

38% of South African consumers are unable to pay their bills although they are spending less as they battle to pay their debts due to economic pressures, stagnant household incomes, and increasing inflation. Read More

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We’re working to augment water supply, says dept, as dam levels decline

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Tamika Gounden, Eyewitness News, 19 January 2023

The Water and Sanitation Department said it was working to augment water supply, as dam levels decline across the country. Read More

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Load shedding sees culling of 10 million chicks: SA Poultry Association

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, 19 January 2023

There are more warnings of rising food prices due to load shedding, with the cost of chicken in the spotlight. Read More

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Load shedding: Tonnes of food rotting as both producers and NGO’s battle to feed SA

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Devina Haripersad, The Citizen, 19 January 2023

South Africans are lamenting the amount of food that is going bad as a result of load shedding and the extreme heat, where they are now being forced to throw out hundreds of rand on a weekly basis. Read More

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Energy crisis is seeping into South Africa’s food supply

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Prinesha Naidoo, Paul Burkhardt and Felix Njini, Times Live, 19 January 2023

The most severe power cuts ever experienced in South Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people, including chicken farmers. Read More

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