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Tourism Season  Hangs in the Balance as Covid Restrictions, UK Red List Changes Loom

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  • Mabuza, Coronavirus council to meet today to discuss restrictions while hospitals say they are not seeing the level of hospitalisations from prior waves. Meanwhile reports show SA could be removed from the UK’s travel redlist in a step towards saving SA’s peak tourism season
  • Following the rejection of Eskom’s application for pollution exemptions at its Matimba & Medupi plants, the ailing utility says it cannot afford to comply with the law – arguing that it will have “a very significant impact on Eskom’s ability to provide power nationally.”
  • Says it will address the various govt departments to discuss the matter as no solution is in place until 2030. Immediate FGD upgrades would cost R65bn total
  • DA calls on Ramaphosa to dismiss ministers who fail performance scorecards, highlighting ministers in the economic cluster and transport minister Fikile Mbalula.
  • This follows the department of planning’s steps to submit performance scorecards by the end of the month

Data:

  • 0800GMT: 4Q BER Economic confidence, 10 prior
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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