No child should be dying from diarrhoea, urge experts as thousands prematurely die due to poor sanitation
StatsSA’s mortality and causes of death data shows about 6,559 children under five died in 2018 due to intestinal infectious diseases
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StatsSA’s mortality and causes of death data shows about 6,559 children under five died in 2018 due to intestinal infectious diseases
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Lesetja Kganyago, is set to make a rates announcement on Thursday afternoon as the central bank continues with efforts to arrest the country's high inflation.
The milk, eggs and cheese product group has recorded its highest annual price increases in 14 years, while vegetable prices recorded the highest annual price hike since 15 years ago, says Stats SA.
The country's escalating power cuts and a weakened rand are expected to squeeze inflation up again.
The eThekwini Municipality says its job creation efforts are paying off.