Cost of household food basket increases

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Sibongile Mashaba, Sowetan Live, 24 February 2025

Maize meal, cooking oil, sugar beans, spinach and wors. Read More

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SA’s unemployment rate drops to 31.9%

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Nothando Magudulela, SABC News, 18 February 2025

The official unemployment rate has decreased to 31.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Read More

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Four provinces have snubbed reports into water challenges – SAHRC

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Jeanette Chabalala, Sowetan Live, 11 February 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says four provinces have been slow in implementing its recommendations following inquiry reports into their water situation. Read More

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‘We will expropriate land and Trump’s threats won’t stop us’- Malema

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Oratile Mashilo, The Citizen, 3 February 2025

EFF leader Julius Malema has taken shots at the United States (US) President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to South Africa, saying as a sovereign country we should not be dictated to. Read More

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Cape Town braces for three-day water outage

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Oratile Mashilo, The Citizen, 1 February 2025

While Johannesburg residents face water outages over the weekend due to maintenance, Cape Town residents will be in a similar situation over the next few days. Read More

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‘Expropriation Act a step in the right direction to restore dignity’

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Ntebo Mokobo, SABC News, 25 January 2025

President of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) and Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso says the recently signed Expropriation Act is a step in the right direction in government’s efforts to restore the dignity of landless black people. Read More

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