{"id":110357,"date":"2016-01-27T16:35:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T14:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=110357"},"modified":"2016-01-27T16:35:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T14:35:02","slug":"5-big-things-happening-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/110357\/5-big-things-happening-in-south-africa-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"5 big things happening in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need to catch up on the biggest news stories of the day? Here\u2019s the BusinessTech wrap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In an impressive show of force, over <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/110279\/20000-da-members-march-through-joburg-cbd-pictures\/\">20,000 DA supporters took to the streets of Johannesburg today to march in support of jobs<\/a><\/strong>. Senior DA members, including party leader Mmusi Maimane, led the procession, saying that the party is pushing for legislation to make it easier for people to obtain employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A number of reports have been published showing worrying trends in the country. A report by the Economist&#8217;s Intelligent Unit showed that<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/110101\/corruption-is-ruining-south-africas-democracy\/\">South Africa&#8217;s democracy was weakening, largely due to corruption<\/a><\/strong> which has become endemic in government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Another report, this time from the OECD, showed that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/109959\/this-graphic-shows-the-shocking-state-of-employment-in-south-africa\/\">South Africa&#8217;s unemployment levels were at crisis levels<\/a><\/strong>, where the country ranked worst out of all OECD nations assessed &#8211; this is including Greece, which suffered a massive economic crash in 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yet another report from the Mexican Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice showed that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/110133\/cape-town-is-now-among-the-10-most-violent-cities-in-the-world\/\">four of South Africa&#8217;s biggest cities are among the 50 most violent cities in the world<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; with Cape Town coming out worst of all, ranked as the 9th most violent city in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Amid ongoing drought conditions in much of the country, union Solidarity has published several images showing how bad things look in the regions hardest hit. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/general\/153193-south-africas-worst-drought-since-1904-this-is-what-it-looks-like.html\">The 2016-2017 season will be remembered as the driest recorded since 1904<\/a><\/strong>, and has placed tremendous pressure on South Africa\u2019s economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In case you missed it &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a024 pieces of art drawn by late former president Nelson Mandela will be put up for display in a London gallery before being sold for a &#8220;substantial&#8221; sum. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/110023\/pictures-24-drawings-by-nelson-mandela-going-on-sale\/\">You can look at some of the images here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to catch up on the biggest news stories of the day? 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