South Africa: Load Shedding Is 'Word of The Year' 2022 - South African News - October 17, 2022

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17 October 2022

Cape Town —  

Update as at SAST

With Load Shedding on Everyone's Lips, It Just Has to Be Word of 2022 Too!

Load shedding has been declared the 2022 South African word of the year, Eye Witness News reports. With the amount of load shedding (and more to come) in this year, it has overtaken words such as Phala Phala (President Cyril Ramaphosa game farm where undeclared millions in U.S. dollars were stolen), gaslighting (manipulating someone so as to make them question their own reality) and Inganekwane (a Zulu word for a story or fable - a fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept).

Petrol Price Increase Looms for November

The Automobile Association reports that consumers should brace themselves for more expensive fuel in November, as mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is showing increases to all fuels are likely in the new month. The main contributor to the increases is higher on average international oil prices, and to a lesser extent, the weaker Rand. https://aa.co.za/fuel-likely-to-increase-in-november/

Govt Creates War Room to Address Gauteng's Dwindling Water Supply

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu announced today that he has established a 'water war room' to mitigate the province's dwindling supply issues. Gauteng has been having a supply issue which has been exacerbated by unprecedented heat waves.

Transnet Workers' Strike Continues as Unions Reject Latest Wage Offer

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has rejected employer Transnet's 6% wage offer. The United National Transport  Union (Untu) and Satawu embarked on strike action after their calls for a 13.5% and 12% pay hike respectively. This was rejected by Transnet which offered a 4.5% increase after an initial 3-4% offering. Untu and Satawu have been holding out for an increase that is above the inflation rate of 7.6%. Since the strike began ten days ago, unions have been calling for an offer in line with the cost of living, eNCA reports.

African Alliance Movement launches - Mogoeng Mogoeng Presidential Candidate

Former chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was put forward as the African Alliance Movement's (AAM) presidential candidate for the 2024 elections at the movement's launch this weekend. It said it was responding to what it sees as decay in the system, eNCA reports. Mogoeng served as the Chief Justice of South Africa from September 2011 until October 2021. "The movement encompasses various formations within the country, from religion to social groups," explained the African Alliance Movement's General-Secretary, Bishop Meshack Tebe.

Calls to Ban Pit Bull Dogs In South Africa

There are growing calls to ban pit bull terriers as pets in South Africa. A petition by the Sizwe Kupelo Foundation has garnered over 20,000 signatures in support of this call, eNCA reports. Recent attacks on children and adults have spurred the foundation to urge government to restrict the ownership of this breed of dog.

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