Weekly Political and Economic Review 19 February 2021

In last week’s political and economic headlines we covered:

Policy/Legislative Updates
- National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Amendment Bill
- Public Investment Corporation Amendment Bill signed into Law
- The Department of Employment and Labour’s new minimum wage proposal
- The National Implementation Framework Towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service
- National Road Traffic Amendment Act
- The Democratic Alliance’s End Cadre Deployment Bill
COVID-19 Updates
- 20 Land Borders Fully Opened, 30 Remain Closed
- South Africa’s Vaccination Underway
State-Owned Entities
- Appropriations Committee Calls for Sustained Revenue Growth at the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Eskom
- Eskom to Hike Prices by 16%
Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-lweala Appointed Director-General of the WTO