July 22, 2021

Repo rate unchanged at 3.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided against changing the repo rate, opting to keep it at the current 3.5% per annum.This was announced by South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago on Thursday following Wednesday’s MPC meeting.Spe…

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Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm

Eskom says it will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm to 9pm this evening.According to the State-owned entity, this is due to a shortage of generation capacity coupled with the severe cold weather.It comes after the entity issued a

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Unrest death toll rises to 337

Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the death toll related to the recent unrest has risen to 337 in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Briefing media in Pretoria on Thursday, Ntshavheni said the revision of the death toll, which stood…

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