Tag Archives: Food Crisis

Load shedding: More than 181 000 hectares of WC crops damaged

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintCitizen Reporter, 13 February 2023 Load shedding can potentially damage more than 181 000 hectares of permanent crops planted in the Western Cape, according to the Democratic Alliance (DA). Read More

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Even tougher financial times ahead for consumers, warns Banking Ombudsman

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 11 February 2023 The Ombudsman for Banking Services is warning consumers that tough financial times are waiting for them in 2023. Read More

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Load shedding costs SA’s economy R1bn per day, says Mantashe

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKevin Brandt, Eyewitness News, 6 February 2023 The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, highlighted the severe impact of load shedding saying it cost the country’s economy R1 billion per day. Read More

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Shoprite staring down a R1bn-plus annual diesel bill

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 6 February 2023 Between July and December last year, the Shoprite Group spent an “additional” R560 million on diesel for generators, it says, “in order to trade uninterrupted during load shedding stages five and six”. Read More

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Cosatu joins calls to scrap VAT from chicken

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMpho 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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Petrol goes up by 28c in February

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintStaff 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 … Continue reading

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