# The City of Johannesburg says more than one-billion-rand in qualifying municipal debt relief has been submitted for processing. The relief comes from more than 18-thousand applications received by the end of July, linked to about two-billion-rand in outstanding debt. Most of the relief is for Expanded Social Package beneficiaries, residential customers and pensioners. The […]
# The South African Reserve Bank sees inflation returning to the three-percent target by late next year, despite a near-term rise driven by higher fuel prices. According to the bank, food inflation remains low, while global conflicts, oil prices and other supply problems continue to pose risks. Governor Lesetja Kganyago told the media that the […]
# The South African Reserve Bank has raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25-percent, citing higher fuel prices and growing inflation risks. The decision was unanimous, pushing the lending rate up to 10.75-percent. Governor Lesetja Kganyago told the media inflation is expected to rise above five-percent later this year and early next […]
# Food and beverage company PepsiCo has confirmed it’s discontinuing ProNutro in South Africa, ending the iconic cereal’s 64-year run. The decision follows a bruising backlash earlier this year, when the company replaced the original with a new-generation version that many consumers rejected over its taste, texture and smell. PepsiCo says despite months of effort, […]
# The DA says the South African Police Service has still not fixed its crime data on women and children, 15 months after the problem was first flagged. During a Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police meeting, police confirmed that the issue has not yet been resolved. The DA’s Ian Cameron says the SAPS withdrew the […]
# The Hawks have re-arrested a wanted suspect for several serious crimes in Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga. He is linked to the 2020 attack on the Badplaas police station, where four firearms were stolen, as well as an armed robbery at Elukwatini Cash and Carry, where a police officer was shot and injured. He allegedly failed to […]
# The DA says Gauteng’s efforts to tackle air pollution are being affected by staff shortages, limited funding and ageing infrastructure. According to the party, Tshwane has only three of its 13 approved air quality posts filled, while Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni are also facing problems with monitoring equipment and maintenance. The DA’s Jade Miller says […]
# The ANC has taken its fight over 181 excluded election candidates to the Constitutional Court. This comes after the Electoral Court last week dismissed the party’s bid to have the candidates reinstated for the 4 November local government elections. The party argues the candidates’ details were captured on the Electoral Commission’s online system before […]
# Statistics South Africa says easing fuel inflation helped slow annual transport inflation in August. Transport inflation declined to eight-point-eight-percent from eight-point-nine-percent in July, while annual fuel inflation eased to 20-percent. Petrol prices fell by two-percent between July and August, although diesel prices increased by three-point-one-percent. Meanwhile, Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly says fish prices continued […]
