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Cyril Ramaphosa Relies On Eskom For Recovery - Gets Roasted
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Cyril Ramaphosa Relies On Eskom For Recovery – Gets Roasted

January 25, 2021 sansnewsfeed 0

Cyril Ramaphosa got roasted on Twitter on January 25 over Eskom. Eskom always brings strong responses and in fact, we reported on June 30, that critics labelled load reduction as racist. “Grounds for the argument […]

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COVID-19

La Tete Restaurant Cape Town Closes After COVID-19 Restrictions

January 21, 2021 sansnewsfeed 0

La Tete Restaurant in Cape Town closes its doors from COVID-19 restrictions. Like many other small to mid-sized businesses, the restrictions just devastated the economy. So many people already lost their jobs. And now another […]

Goat meat in South Africa
Lifestyle

Goat Meat Demand Rises In South Africa

December 6, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Goat meat sits on the shelves in Lusaka, Zambia. Popular, even big retailers sell it in modern supermarkets. You’ll also find it on the shelves in some of the better formal stores in Zimbabwe. But, […]

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COVID-19

Black Friday Shoppers In SA Convinced It’s A Scam

November 28, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Black Friday came and went, and a lot of SA shoppers think it’s a scam. In fact, some of them think the American gimmick should be kicked right back where it came from. Some photos […]

News

Second Gas Discovery In South Africa – Will Money Filter Down?

October 29, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Brulpadda, the South African gas field discovery in 2019 is cause for excitement in the petroleum world. Moreover, Wednesday’s announcement of a second gas field is adding to that. Importantly, the new well drilling uncovered […]

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Lifestyle

South African Small Business Owners Seek Support – Buy Local

October 5, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

South African small business becomes even more important in 2020. The unemployment rates rose exponentially this year. And, many people ended up losing their jobs through COVID-19 restrictions. Even with Level One lockdown, many people […]

Lifestyle

Tax Regulations: New Retirement Rules Likely Fuels Emigration

September 30, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Emigration for greener shores is a constant conversation in South Africa these days. Importantly, it is a topic soon-to-be retirees may need to focus on. Specifically, new tax regulations will affect them. And, the exchange […]

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Lifestyle

Boxed Wine In SA Might Be Size-Limited, Brits’ Demand Skyrockets

August 24, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Boxed wine in three or five-litre containers might become a thing of the past in South Africa. While the alcohol ban got lifted, industry players focus on making consumption safer for everyone. That may involve […]

South African Airways
News

DPE Says SAA Business Rescue Plan A Professional And Sustainable Airline

August 12, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

DPE delivered the news about 3 weeks ago, that they felt confident about resurrecting SAA. The news that the government intended to pour more money into the airline upset a lot of people. Especially, considering […]

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South Africa

Cyber Protest #VoetsekANC Takes Off And Trends Before Midday

August 5, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Cyber Protest #VoetsekANC: South Africans grow very angry. Mostly, owing to evidence of corruption by ANC officials. Evidently, theft seems ignored, or justified by an apology. While protesters sometimes hit the streets, some of them […]

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News

Alcohol Ban Kills More Jobs – Consol Glass Suspends New Plant Development

August 5, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Alcohol ban South Africa: More direct jobs and value chain opportunities got killed off by the ongoing alcohol ban. In an official statement on August 4th, Consol Glass revealed the suspension of a new glass […]

SARS rand
South Africa

SARS Loses More Revenue Than Both COVID-19 Loans, Rand Slips Down

August 3, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

SARS Commissioner, Mr Edward Kieswetter says the country lost billions in revenue, under lockdown. And now, to worsen economic fears, the rand slips in a bullish market. SARS loses more revenue than monies borrowed South […]

Heineken SA
COVID-19

Heineken SA Shuts Down Production Entirely, Twitter Reacts

August 2, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Heineken SA shuts down production entirely and stops their plans for a R6 billion investment in a new production facility. The expanded operations on the North Coast were expected to produce at least 400 new […]

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COVID-19

Alcohol Ban: Beer & Wine No Different From Spirits Re Trauma – Dlamini-Zuma

July 31, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Alcohol ban remains in place for the foreseeable future. South Africans who fear job losses already become frustrated, as do restaurant owners and home consumers. With a relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions in some areas, people […]

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COVID-19

Alcohol, Cigarette Bans: Fury Mounts As People Count The Cost In Job Losses

July 29, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

  Alcohol ban and the cigarette ban affect way more than just hospital admissions in South Africa. As people start losing hope of businesses surviving much longer, fury mounts as people count the cost in […]

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South Africa

IMF Loan Has South Africans Stressing Over Corruption

July 28, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

The IMF loan to South Africa triggered an onslaught of comments from South Africans. The money adds to the country’s debt and Joe Public does not trust the ANC government to spend it correctly. IMF […]

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Waitrose SA Farm Partners Step Up Caring For Workers During COVID-19

July 28, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Waitrose SA works hand in glove their with farming partners as they help in providing “sustainable livelihoods for workers.” During the coronavirus, many farmers and their workers struggle, especially in the wine industry. But, the […]

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South Africa

Cigarette Ban Less Effective Than Higher Sin Tax

July 22, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Cigarette ban remains in South Africa. South Africans are buying illegal cigarettes on the streets and in car parks. Importantly, relatively few smokers quit under the ban. A recent study suggests higher sin tax would […]

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Finance and Economy

Zondo Commission Says ANC Is Corrupt (Opinion)

July 1, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

The Zondo Commission says the ANC government is corrupt from the top down. Popo Molefe gave details of his repeated attempts to get the NEC and Parliament address the dismantling of the Passenger Rail Agency […]

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News

Emergency Budget South Africa Leaves Tax Levels Unchanged (Opinion)

June 25, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Emergency budget South Africa takes aim at government debt. Tito Mboweni, the current Minister of Finance pulled no punches when delivering the Emergency budget yesterday. But, he has determined that the buck stops here. Along […]

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Unemployment Stats First Quarter Reveal Fear Among South Africans

June 23, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Unemployment in South Africa grows and the alarming stats released on June 23, highlighted how fear and sadness sit heavily on South Africans. Nobody expected outstanding figures, given the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. […]

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Level 3 Changes: Communities Need To Buy In (Opinion)

June 15, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

COVID-19 Level 3 possible changes for South Africa see smokers like cats on a hot tin roof currently. The Government is set to make changes to the level 3 lockdown this week. There isn’t a […]

Edgars
COVID-19

Edgars Workers Face Job Loss, Consumers Note Lack Of Evolution & Easy Credit

June 14, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

Edgars heads for the auction block and South Africans worry about potential job losses for workers. The economic frailties with the giant retail trader don’t bother the day-to-day customers too much, All they know is […]

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South Africa

Will Super Tax On Inheritance Close the Wealth Gap In South Africa? (Opinion)

June 12, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Super-tax via Black Lives Matter raised the spectre of white wealth worldwide. In South Africa, it’s an ongoing bone of contention. Suggestions have ranged from a “once-off wealth tax,”  a “whites only once-off taxation” and […]

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South Africa

South Africans Trend #PutSouthAfricansFirst

June 9, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

South Africans trend #PutSouthAfricansFirst at the moment. Many people seem critical of EFF’s stance of Pan Africanism. Supported by the ATM party, Herman Mashaba pushes the agenda through his organisation, The People’s Dialogue. But he […]

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South Africa

Tobacco Giant BATSA Flexes Legal Muscles Against Continued COVID-19 Cigarette Ban

May 29, 2020 Suzie Michael 0

Tobacco Giant,  British American (BATSA) grew justifiably impatient with the South African Government’s continued ban on tobacco products. Their requests for consultation with the Ministers and government departments never went anywhere, according to an article […]

South Africa Top 5 news stories
COVID-19

South Africa: 5 Top News Stories This Week Includes A Tour Operator Selling Meat

May 24, 2020 sansnewsfeed 0

South Africa braced for news about Level 3 the whole week. Many people hope for fast-tracking the road back to the economy. Even large businesses like McDonald’s wonder how long they can sustain deliveries only. […]

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