Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here’s why

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble – here’s why

By Fazila Olla 10-02-23 09:34

South Africa’s nascent social housing sector is facing systemic struggles. Rising construction costs, slow release of land, and insufficient grant funding are compromising the sector’s ability to deliver new units at the pace and scale needed. Social housing is the key to moving beyond apartheid urban planning, but it is faced with myriad challenges. GroundUp […]

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Loadshedding declared a National State of Disaster in South Africa, Minister of Electricity to be appointed

By Jenni Baxter 09-02-23 21:50

Load shedding has been declared a National State of Disaster in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening (although many South Africans were unable to watch the address… because they were suffering Stage 4 load-shedding or planned power cuts). Ramaphosa said:the national state […]

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Elon Musk close to world’s richest top spot – LATEST NUMBERS

By Garrin Lambley 09-02-23 11:19

From a personal net worth point of view, South Africa-born Twitter owner Elon Musk won’t look back on 2022 with much fondness. However! ALSO READ | ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MATRIC STUDENT: CAN YOU ANSWER THESE MATHS QUESTIONS? This year has gotten off to a much, much better start for the 51-year-old from Pretoria. FOR MORE […]

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SONA 2023: All eyes on President Ramaphosa

By Fazila Olla 09-02-23 21:05

All eyes will be on President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening as he takes to the podium to outline government’s programme of action through his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall. UPDATE Thurs 9 Feb, 20h30: President Ramaphosa has announced that load shedding has been declared a national State of Disaster. […]

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Parliament shocked by grisly report on captive lions in South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 07-02-23 11:47

South African parliamentarians were horrified by the cruelty NSPCA inspectors have to witness on lion breeding farms. Warning: this report contains graphic images. By DON PINNOCK – Conservation Action Trust. It was a briefing to Parliament’s Environment Portfolio Committee on captive lions. But, as NSPCA senior inspector Douglas Wolhuter began explaining the images he was […]

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Eskom’s 5 Key Priorities to Ease Load Shedding

By SAPeople 02-02-23 22:58

Eskom is focussed on five key priorities in its mission to improve power station performance and ease load shedding for South Africa, according to board member Mteto Nyati. Speaking on Thursday he said the priorities are: The 24-month generation recovery plan, which has two key elements – firstly, “make sure that we have and we […]

Budget Speech date for 2024/25 fiscal year confirmed

South Africans invited to have their say on 2023 National Budget

By SAPeople Contributor 02-02-23 09:54

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited South Africans to make inputs on what they would like to see reflected in the upcoming National Budget Speech. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance said Godongwana would deliver the National Budget Speech on 22 February 2023. “As usual, the budget allocation always aims to strike […]

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Petrol Price Increases for South Africans in February

By SAPeople Contributor 01-02-23 10:01

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced an increase in the price of petrol and 0.05% sulphur diesel from Wednesday. Updated prices for fuel, gas and paraffin will be as follows: Both 93 and 95 petrol will increase by 28c Diesel 0.05% sulphur increases marginally by 9c Diesel 0.005% sulphur will decrease slightly […]

Protesters blocked Japhta Masemola Road in Cape Town on Monday, demanding electricity. Photo: Vincent Lali

Protesters Block Main Road in Cape Town, Demanding Electricity

By SAPeople 31-01-23 19:20

“Councillors fool us during election campaigns”. By Vincent Lali. Protesters blocked two main roads in Khayelitsha, Cape Town on Monday, demanding electricity and a change to rubbish collection services. They say they have been waiting many years for electricity. They want the company which is contracted to the City of Cape Town to rotate supervisors […]

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Loadshedding: Here Are Your Options

By SAPeople 31-01-23 10:56

Loadshedding is likely to be with us for years to come and it may get worse. South Africans have every reason to complain about Eskom. But after complaining, households have to decide what to do to best cope with loadshedding. By GroundUp Staff. Our country’s households range from families living on the streets of Johannesburg […]

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South African Businesses Being Crippled by Eskom Blackouts

By SAPeople Contributor 01-02-23 11:29

Scheduled blackouts by Eskom started back in 2007. Yet 16 years later, the situation has grown worse and load shedding is expected to continue until 2027. With no end in sight, many businesses and residents have been turning to battery-powered lamps, gas stoves, inverters and domestic solar power. Loadshedding has cut business hours and production, reducing income. […]

Checkers Reminds SA Expats About ‘Better Lifestyle’ in South Africa

Checkers Reminds SA Expats About ‘Better Lifestyle’ in South Africa

By SAPeople 30-01-23 21:11

South African supermarket chain Checkers today (27 Jan) advertised in UK and Australian newspapers, despite not having any stores there. “We want to remind the many South Africans living in both the United Kingdom and Australia, that our country is a great place to live, and Checkers makes living here even better,” claimed Mike Middleton, […]

Repo rate hiked to 7.25%

SA Reserve Bank Hikes the Repo Rate to 7.25%

By SAPeople Contributor 27-01-23 14:19

The repurchase rate (repo rate) in South Africa reached 7.25% after the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed to a 25 basis points hike. The increase means that the repo rate will now be 7.25% per year from 27 January 2023, with prime now at 10.75%. SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago made the […]

South Africa to Compete at Australia’s Biggest BBQ Festival

South Africa to Compete at Australia’s Biggest BBQ Festival

By SAPeople Contributor 26-01-23 13:45

Gerhard van Niekerk, from Vleis Vryf in South Africa, has been officially invited to attend and compete in the Australian Barbecue Championships, held at the prestigious Meatstock Sydney from 5 to 7 May 2023 at the Sydney Showgrounds. This is Australia’s largest BBQ Festival, home to the country’s biggest barbecue competitions, where international teams from around the […]

Doring Bay Abalone, a land-based aquaculture farm, produces about 60 tonnes of Haliotis midae abalone per year. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks

Perlemoen Farm Gives Hope to West Coast Community

By SAPeople Contributor 25-01-23 17:24

“If we protect what we have, eventually generations to come will benefit from it,” says Ruben Saul, chairperson of the Doringbaai Development Trust. Doring Bay Abalone, a land-based aquaculture farm, produces about 60 tonnes of abalone per year and legally exports to China. This project stands apart from other abalone farms because it is partly […]

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