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Global supply chain crisis caused by Covid-19
https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/gl...he-world-0bfe322e-664c-56a6-b0ce-7aa196640998
7 Dec. 2021

"... According to the South China Morning Post, the global supply chain has taken massive strain since the start of the pandemic, which continues to affect the flow of goods from China and has led to rising shipment costs.

Despite the increase in retail figures, a shortage of various items such as chemicals, microchips and paint needed to manufacture and produce finished goods has increased production costs.

“Shipments were delayed by a month and prices are higher than before,” said We Zhishan, a store manager at Yiwu International Trade Market.

“Containers are up to US$630 more expensive, depending on regions and countries,” he said...

As many factories slowly reopened and began ramping up their production, the shortage in items needed to produce these goods created a backlog as demand continued to rise.

At the same time, those products which had been finished and sent for delivery to their respective countries and regions could not be delivered due to a shortage of containers, and they piled up in warehouses across Asia.

The delivery of masks and protective gear also became a priority, occupying the space in containers that made their way to every corner of the world.

The ripple effect saw many companies placing larger orders due to shortages, resulting in one of the biggest traffic jams on record."
 
Domestic tourists warned to book rental cars early due to pandemic-induced fleet shortage
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/new...shortage-fdb92d56-aa09-4e65-9101-5cfd1283c578
6 Dex. 2021

"... An industry expert has said that most car rentals companies sold off their fleets dramatically at the height of the pandemic when international and local travel bans were in place causing a 65% drop in available rental cars.

Co-founder of Cape Town-based travel aggregator Drive South Africa, Andre Van Kets, said:
“... The supply and demand have been roughly equal throughout 2021 while travel has slowly clawed back. But in peak holiday season demand far exceeds supply. So travellers who book too late may be disappointed. There aren’t enough cars. Many travellers will not get the rental car that they’d hoped for.”
 
Hooked said:
Global supply chain crisis caused by Covid-19
https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/gl...he-world-0bfe322e-664c-56a6-b0ce-7aa196640998
7 Dec. 2021

"... According to the South China Morning Post, the global supply chain has taken massive strain since the start of the pandemic, which continues to affect the flow of goods from China and has led to rising shipment costs.

Despite the increase in retail figures, a shortage of various items such as chemicals, microchips and paint needed to manufacture and produce finished goods has increased production costs.

“Shipments were delayed by a month and prices are higher than before,” said We Zhishan, a store manager at Yiwu International Trade Market.

“Containers are up to US$630 more expensive, depending on regions and countries,” he said...

As many factories slowly reopened and began ramping up their production, the shortage in items needed to produce these goods created a backlog as demand continued to rise.

At the same time, those products which had been finished and sent for delivery to their respective countries and regions could not be delivered due to a shortage of containers, and they piled up in warehouses across Asia.

The delivery of masks and protective gear also became a priority, occupying the space in containers that made their way to every corner of the world.

The ripple effect saw many companies placing larger orders due to shortages, resulting in one of the biggest traffic jams on record."
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Being a consumer in a Global Village simply breeds complacency and dependence, and undoes all the hard work of our previous government, who for all their sins, understood the importance of being capable of supporting oneself completely, and whose attitude spurned a wave of industrialisation that saw South Africa becoming a formidable independent nation ... this even in spite of sanctions!
 
‘Unsafe’ noodles ... what we know about Howe, the brand named in deaths
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/howe-2-minute-noodles-what-we-know-2021-12

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  • The National Consumer Commission has named Howe instant noodles as the brand it suspects is linked to the deaths of at least three children.
  • The commission says it has a "reasonable suspicion" the company behind the noodles, Grandisync, sold unsafe goods.
  • Here's what we know so far about Howe, Grandisync, and its historic links to free diapers.
"The National Consumer Commission on Thursday named Howe instant noodles as the brand linked to the suspicious deaths of at least three children.

The three, aged 11, 7, and six months, died on their way to a clinic in the Eastern Cape in early November after eating noodles and, not long after, complaining of nausea and stomach cramps.

Later in the month, siblings aged nine and 13 died in Mpumalanga within an hour of one another, and police said the only link they could find was the pack of noodles the pair had shared that morning ...

Grandisync, the company behind Howe, has a single businessman director.
Company records show the manufacturer for Howe, Grandisync CC, has only one director: the 49-year-old Feng Chen.

Feng did not immediately respond to attempts to contact him on Thursday night.

Feng is also the sole director of three other companies, which share their registered addresses with the Uitenhage address for Grandisync. Two of those companies, Netcoware and Oragraph, were registered in 2016. Little more is known about them.

The third company, Strong Chains Wholesalers, dates from 2007, making it three years older than Grandisync itself.
 
Intuthu Kagesi said:
Eskom wants a 20.5% electricity price hike :eek:

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/426660-eskom-wants-a-20-5-electricity-price-hike.html
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Eskom is a State Owned Enterprise, whose mandate is the provision of Services to South African Citizens at 'break even', and in spite of the thievery within the organisation, the sabotage and their ineptitude, they still managed to post a mid year profit of 9.2Billion :eek: ... yet they want a 20.5% increase :rolleyes: ... in the words of Shakespeare; "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" :wasntme:

Eskom increases mid-year profit by 4178%
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/427744-eskom-increases-mid-year-profit-by-4178.html
 
This will allow their turnover to remain unchanged as they’ve reduced the supply of lektrik by 20,5% this year.

Not so stoopid at all.
 
Cape Town pet owners, take notice: Sterilisations of cats and dogs is now compulsory
https://www.news24.com/news24/south...s-of-cats-and-dogs-is-now-compulsory-20211216
16 Dec. 2021
  • Pet sterilisation in the Cape metro is now compulsory.
  • The City of Cape Town says all pets six months and older must be sterilised.
  • Animal welfare organisations have welcomed the new by-law.
The new by-law states that "keeping, breeding, or selling any animal within the scope of business or economic activities" requires an authorisation from the City.
 
Well, parliament is not functioning anyway, so why would they need a building?
 
Petrol price drop coming in January — Report
There could be good news at the pumps for South African motorists in the new year, with significant price drops for fuel expected next week.

That is according to leaked data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) provided to Netwerk24.

Wednesday’s data showed that a decrease of between 73 cents and 76 cents, depending on fuel type.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/moto...-in-january-report.html?utm_source=newsletter
 
Hong Kong's flagship airline says strict new quarantine rules could cause 'dramatic' supply chain disruptions
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/31/...pacific-flight-suspension-intl-hnk/index.html

"Hong Kong's flagship airline warned Friday that strict new quarantine measures in the city could lead to "dramatic disruptions" to local supply chains, as the company is forced to curb some passenger and cargo flights.

Cathay Pacific's note of caution came as the Hong Kong government announced that, from Saturday, all cargo air crew based in the city who have stayed overseas will need to spend seven days in hotel quarantine when they return. That's up from the current three-day requirement ... such actions would cause "dramatic disruptions to supply chains in the short-term" and undermine Hong Kong International Airport as a "leading cargo hub...

In another statement Friday, Cathay said it would suspend long haul cargo flights into the city for a week, adding that it would be "working with customers to mitigate the disruption as much as possible." ...
 
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