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Hot topic: Is crypto’s climate cost higher than its value?

Business -
The recent blockchain boom has been followed by concerns over its impact on the environment

Why motorists are paying more for petrol

Business -
Steep fuel price hikes are the result of higher levies, which came into effect this week, as well as a turbulent international oil market

Why the cash of the future will be digital and decentralised

Business -
Technology used in cryptocurrency will overhaul the banking sector and cater for the unbanked

Stargazing through a pandemic

National -
Little makes sense these days, but astrology is a welcome reminder that this too shall pass

Uptick in jobs driven by part-time work

Business -
Total employment increased by 76 000 between September and December 2020, but 11 000 full-time jobs were lost in the same period

Consumer price inflation eased in February

Business -
But higher petrol and electricity prices are expected to drive up price inflation throughout the economy

Budget cuts give bad bosses a break

Business -
A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’

SA’s biggest banks remain resilient amid Covid-19 shocks

Business -
The sector was badly hit by credit losses, but strong capital buffers have kept it from spiralling

Climate change slightly more of a priority for chief executives, says Pwc survey

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But 27% of the chief executives canvassed report being ‘not concerned at all’ or ‘not very concerned’ about climate change

NSFAS funds, jobs for youth dry up

Business -
The already turbulent labour market could see more strain if aspiring students lose out

Desalination will relieve arid SA, but it’s too expensive

Environment -
Renewable energy would lower operating costs, while more and bigger plants would drive down infrastructure expenditure

South African economy contracts 7% in 2020 amid Covid-19 slump

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But the country’s GDP growth in the fourth quarter of last year shows positive signs of recovery, at 6.3%
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