Inflation in South Africa strengthened to a 13-year high of 7.8% in July from 7.4% in June, remaining above the upper end of the target range of between 3%-6%, Statistics South Africa said . The figures are the highest since 8% recorded in May 2009, when Africa’s most developed economy had to deal with currency […]
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South Africa cuts fuel pump prices even as subsidy ends
Prices at South Africa’s fuel pumps will ease from August’s record highs as falling crude demand and increased supply from oil producers cool the average cost of Brent crude, Bloomberg reports. The regulated retail price of 95-octane petrol will drop by 1.32 rand per liter ($0.08) to 25.42 rand per liter in Gauteng province, the […]
Sasol’s shutdown means all South African oil refineries are now closed
South Africa’s biggest fuel producer has declared force majeure on oil supplies due to delays in crude deliveries to the Natref refinery it owns with TotalEnergies, leaving only a fraction of the country’s fuel capacity still operating, according to Bloomberg. Natref, a 108,000 bpd plant, was forced to shut down after delayed oil shipments, the […]
South Africa: At least 18 dead in two separate bar shooting attacks
At least 18 people were killed Saturday night in two separate bar shootings in South Africa, police said today. In the city of Pietermaritzburg, in the eastern part of South Africa, four people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting incident that took place at 20:30 (local time) at a bar in […]
South Africa: Gas leak poisoning may have killed 21 teenagers in a club
A gas leak may have killed 21 young people who were found dead over the weekend in a popular nightclub outside the city of East Landon on the east coast of South Africa. All the victims were teenagers and the youngest was a 13-year-old girl. There are many survivors, some of whom are being treated […]
South Africa: President Ramafoza ousts ombudswoman
South African President Cyril Ramafoza today suspended the ombudsman, who is in charge of fighting corruption, the presidency announced. Busiciu Mihuebane was appointed to the post by former President Jacob Zuma, to whom she is considered close and accused of bias in his favor. In recent years, many attempts have been made to remove her […]
WHERE: Two new Omicron variants responsible for outbreak in South Africa
Two new variants of Omicron, whose infectious capacity remains to be determined, are the cause of the new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, the World Health Organization announced today. “South African scientists who identified Omicron late last year have now cited two other Omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5, as the cause of […]
Research: New Omicron subtypes escape previous infection antibodies with new strain
Two new subtypes of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus can escape the antibodies of a previous infection with the new strain well enough to cause a new wave, but are much less likely to grow in vaccinated individuals, South African scientists have found in their research. Reuters. Scientists from many institutions looked at the […]
South Africa: The country may be entering a fifth wave of pandemics
South Africa could enter a fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic sooner than expected, following a prolonged rise in new coronavirus cases over the past 14 days, Health Minister Joe Faala said today. “What remains constant (…) are hospital admissions, including ICUs (Intensive Care Units), there is not much dramatic change,” Faala told a news […]
South Africa: Army mobilizes 10,000 troops after floods
The South African army said today it was mobilizing 10,000 troops following catastrophic floods that killed 443 people, left tens of thousands homeless and wreaked havoc on the country’s east coast. South Africa was hit for a week by heavy rains that caused deadly floods and landslides. The majority of the victims were recorded in […]