Farm workers in Northern Cape protest over alleged inhumane living conditions, abuse

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

SABC News, 17 December 2021

Farm workers in the lower Orange River region of the Northern Cape have started picketing at four farms in the Augrabies area near Kakamas about what they say are deplorable living conditions. Read More

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Expensive braai season looms as meat prices hit record high for December

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Orrin Singh, Times Live, 17 December 2021

The flames of SA’s celebrated pastime of braaiing — especially over the festive season — have been partially doused by record-high meat prices for December. Read More

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Consumer inflation shoots up in November, highest level in over four years

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Siphelele Dludla, IOL Business News, 15 December 2021

Consumers will continue paying steep prices for goods and services as headline inflation accelerated to its highest in more than four-and-a-half years in November, driven mostly by rising transport costs. Read More

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November’s CPI rose to 5.5%

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

SABC News, 15 December 2021

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November rose to 5.5% year-on-year compared with 5% in October, according to the newly-released Statistics South Africa figures. Read More

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COVID, conflict and climate change worsening hunger in Africa: Report

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

AFP, 14 December 2021

Hunger in Africa has worsened significantly with an almost 50% rise in those considered undernourished compared to 2014, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies said on Tuesday. Read More

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ANC will give black people land, ‘constitutional amendment or not’

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Augustus Consulting

Citizen Reporter, 8 December 2021

The African National Congress (ANC) says it remains steadfast, with or without a constitutional amendment, on its historical mission to reverse the “skewed” land ownership patterns initiated during apartheid. Read More

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