Emigration specialists have noted a significant rise in South Africans looking to leave the country - and it's not just because of load shedding.
Eskom says that it has maintained grid stability, so load shedding will continue to be suspended during the day for the rest of the week.
Weak retail sales are hurting tenants and landlords in the retail sector as they fight load shedding and high interest rates.
The City of Tshwane has defaulted on its debt to Eskom yet again, and the power utility is considering legal action to recover what is owed.
Business sentiment in South Africa's manufacturing sector is depressed, with confidence levels worse off than during the global financial crisis.
South Africans aren't realising the absolutely dire consequences of the country strengthening its ties to Russia at the cost of its relationships with the West, says Investec chief economist, Annabel Bishop.
Rand water warns that it will take approximately five days for normal water supply to return following the shutdown.
The SCA has declared section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act invalid, ordering that citizenship be reinstated for thousands of South Africans.
As tensions grow between the US and South Africa, the Western Cape aims to ensure that it still can be a major trading partner.
The government is already set to face a legal challenge against the NHI bill, as Solidarity has instructed its legal team to start preparing for a court case.
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