By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
South African consumers use eight billion single-use plastic bags every year, or more than 100 per person. Less than 1% of these bags are recycled, while the rest accumulate in landfills and waterways, harm marine life and break down into toxic microplastics.
South Africa targets return to investment-grade rating in 2028South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana believes the country could regain investment-grade status by 2028, following several rating upgrades and a fall in debt. Markets have welcomed the medium-term fiscal policy, according to an interview with the Daily Maverick.
Eswatini may allow trousers in girls’ school uniformsEswatini’s Education Minister Owen Nxumalo says the school uniform policy should be reviewed, notably the ban on trousers for female pupils. He points to a possible conflict with constitutional rights, while MPs defend keeping the rule introduced in 2017 until an official decision, the Times of Eswatini reports.The week in Africa
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