{"id":805754,"date":"2025-01-06T08:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T06:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=805754"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T06:07:30","slug":"school-fee-increase-worry-and-transnets-big-repair-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/5-things\/805754\/school-fee-increase-worry-and-transnets-big-repair-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"School fee increase worry, and Transnet&#8217;s big repair bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here\u2019s what is happening in and affecting South Africa today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>School fee increases worry:<\/strong>\u00a0Economists and governing body associations have raised concerns that the recent above-inflation increases in school fees will prompt more parents to request fee exemptions. The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools has projected that, in 2025, fee-paying schools could offer exemptions totalling between R7.4 billion and R10.8 billion to parents facing financial difficulties. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/schools-likely-to-grant-hefty-fee-exemptions-to-cash-strapped-parents-20250106\">News24<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Transnet&#8217;s R14 billion annual repair bill:<\/strong>\u00a0South Africa&#8217;s vast railway system is about to experience major changes that will enable third-party access. Nevertheless, Transnet indicates that an investment of around R14 billion per year is necessary for its six corridors, which have been troubled by theft, vandalism, and ageing infrastructure. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesslive.co.za\/bd\/national\/2025-01-06-transnet-shake-up-needs-r14bn-a-year-to-restore-rail-infrastructure\/\">Business Day<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wild Coast safety woes:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) is concerned about the impact of crime on tourism in the province, particularly along the Wild Coast. This increase in crime has led to a decline in visitors, negatively affecting local businesses. ECPTA spokesperson Oyanga Ngalika emphasized that the Eastern Cape&#8217;s reputation as a welcoming tourist destination is at risk, highlighting the need for urgent action. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/safety-concerns-cast-shadow-over-wild-coasts-festive-season-20250106\">News24<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>KZN weather warning:<\/strong> The South African Weather Services has upgraded its weather warning from Level 6 to Level 8 for areas along the coast of KwaZulu Natal, with\u00a0widespread showers and thundershowers\u00a0expected. The level 6 warning will remain in place for the interior. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/south-coast-herald\/news-headlines\/local-news\/2025\/01\/05\/take-caution-level-8-weather-warning-for-kzn-south-coast\/\">The Citizen<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Markets:<\/strong>&nbsp;The rand eased on Friday amid choppy trading after starting the year on a strong note. On Monday (06 January), the rand was trading at R18.76 to the dollar, R23.31 to the pound, and R19.34 to the euro. Oil is trading at $76.30 a barrel. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/south-african-rand-eases-choppy-trading-2025-01-03\/\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today (6 January 2024). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":796521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20398],"tags":[18993],"class_list":["post-805754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-things","tag-5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805754"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805764,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805754\/revisions\/805764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}