Energy as a Weapon
Fact: #3236
The SA Reserve Bank has stated that high headline inflation has been underpinned by dramatically increasing fuel inflation, resulting from… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
Not Lovin’ It
Fact: #3235
McDonalds will close 850 stores in Russia, a move that has been mirrored by Adidas (500 stores), TJX (400), H&M… Read More
Crypto-corruption
Fact: #3234
Central African Republic (CAR) is the second country to approve Bitcoin as legal tender. This move has been met with… Read More
Exporting Appeasement
Fact: #3233
South Africa’s passive response to the on-going Russia-Ukraine war may be influenced by its economic relationship with the superpower. In… Read More
War in Europe, Starvation in Africa
Fact: #3232
In 2019 wheat imports into Africa were 47m tonnes per annum, increasing by 68% from 2007. The restricted access to,… Read More
Children having children
Fact: #3231
Approximately 1m births were registered in South Africa in 2020. Of the 112,127 that were registered to mothers aged 10-19,… Read More