We begin the year by noting five important things that are happening in South Africa. 

The following is the list:

• Eskom says it will implement stage 1 load shedding on Friday until 23h00. 
• The World Bank’s move to cut South Africa’s growth forecast for 2020 to below 1% is bound to put even more pressure on South Africa’s final investment-grade rating from Moody’s, economists warn.
• Finance minister Tito Mboweni has emerged as a strong advocate for the full legalisation of cannabis.
• US lawmakers have voted to try and prevent US president Donald Trump from escalating conflicts with Iran.
• The South African rand weakened slightly against the dollar on Thursday, as power cuts, weak manufacturing data and a trimmed World Bank growth forecast weighed.

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We begin the year by noting five important things that are happening in South Africa. 

The following is the list:

• Eskom says it will implement stage 1 load shedding on Friday until 23h00. 
• The World Bank’s move to cut South Africa’s growth forecast for 2020 to below 1% is bound to put even more pressure on South Africa’s final investment-grade rating from Moody’s, economists warn.
• Finance minister Tito Mboweni has emerged as a strong advocate for the full legalisation of cannabis.
• US lawmakers have voted to try and prevent US president Donald Trump from escalating conflicts with Iran.
• The South African rand weakened slightly against the dollar on Thursday, as power cuts, weak manufacturing data and a trimmed World Bank growth forecast weighed.

​To read more on the article titled “Top CEOs call out CompCom over #DataMustFall” click here