News in South Africa 1st December: 1. SA’s wealthy donated R6.8bn to needy: The latest Nedbank Private Wealth Giving Report shows that 83% of South Africa’s high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) showed up to make a difference in 2021, by giving of their time, money, goods and services to worthy causes – despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Published last week, […]
News in South Africa 15th September: 1. 8.5mil vaccines to be destroyed: The government plans to destroy 8.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical company Pfizer at the end of October. This, some experts said, casted a damning spotlight on how South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign had missed the mark. The situation […]
News in South Africa 5th August: 1. Stage 2 loadshedding continues: A major delay in restarting Eskom’s Koeberg unit 2 is largely to blame for load shedding rearing its ugly head again, just 11 days after it was suspended. Energy expert Chris Yelland notes that the failure to synchronise the unit to the grid is […]
News in South Africa 2nd August: 1. Visa processing delayed: Visa processing delays are frustrating South Africans who are looking to travel abroad, with appointments for interviews with the United States (US) consulate only available from February 2023. “Visa availability continues to be a struggle for travellers,” warned corporate and online travel management company Rennies […]
News in South Africa 25th July: 1. No break for taxpayers: More than 30 tax offices across the country remained closed on Thursday (21 July), with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) acknowledging delays in servicing taxpayers due to the strike by its unionised workers. Despite admitting delays, Sars says it does not envisage changing […]
News in South Africa 12th July: 1. Standard Bank drops mandatory vaccines: Standard Bank has withdrawn its Covid-19 vaccination policy with immediate effect, with approximately 95% of its employees already vaccinated. In an emailed statement, the bank said it took a range of factors into account in reviewing its policy, including recent regulatory developments, the […]
News in South Africa 31st May: 1. Fuel price crisis: Government is still looking at its options as the country faces a petrol price crisis with an increase of around R3.80 a litre taking the price to about R25 a litre. The fuel levy was decreased by R1.50 two months ago, but this was only […]
News in South Africa 19th May: 1. South African satellite developing: South Africa is moving ahead with a plan to develop a communication satellite, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Wednesday. Satellites are used to relay signals used for telecommunications, broadcasting, weather forecasting, navigation, scientific research and earth observation. Ntshavheni, who took over […]
News in South Africa 18th May: 1. Sanral cancels R17.47bil in tenders: The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has cancelled adjudicated tenders to the value of R17.47 billion in the past week, throwing the sustainability and viability of South Africa’s civil engineering industry into doubt. The tender for the Eastern Cape’s new Mtentu River […]
News in South Africa 17th May: 1. Retrenchment and vaccination: Long-standing precedents mean someone who refused a Covid-19 vaccine can be fairly retrenched without being paid any severance, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled. In fact, it would not be fair to expect retrenchment pay, the CCMA said. The recent ruling came […]
