Unemployment a ticking time bomb – Cosatu and SACP

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Siyabonga Mkhwanazi, IOL Political Bureau, 12 February 2022

Cosatu and the SACP have warned that rising unemployment remained a serious challenge and needed to be addressed urgently. Read More

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Petrol to go up by 53 cents in Feb

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Ray White, Eyewitness News, 31 January 2022

The price of both grades of petrol price will be hiked by 53 cents a litre on Wednesday. Read More

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Concern as food prices increase by almost 9% within a year

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Suthentira Govender, Sowetan Live, 26 January 2022

South Africans have been hit hard by rising food prices with the cost of the basic household food basket increasing by nearly 9% in the last year. Read More

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Rains replenish major dams: good news for water security

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Times Live, 20 January 2022

South Africans can take heart that the recent rains have filled up major dams, the silver lining to gloom over the ongoing overcast weather inland and flooding along river banks on the Vaal. Read More

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SA consumer inflation hits five-year high at 5.9%

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Andries Mahlangu, Business Day, 19 January 2022

Consumer inflation rose to its highest level in five years in December, backing the case for a potential increase in interest rates as soon as next Thursday when the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) sits down for its first scheduled meeting of 2022. Read More

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Department of Water and Sanitation releases more water from the Vaal Dam following heavy rainfall

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Sentleeng Lehihi, SABC News, 18 January 2022

The Department of Water and Sanitation has released more water from the Vaal Dam in an effort to reduce the water levels following heavy rainfall in the dams catchment area. Read More

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