[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Siphiwe Sibeko / POOL) At the SA Investments 3rd Annual Conference, which will take place on 17-18 November, the President’s envoys will focus on ensuring that investment pledges worth R664 billion, made by companies in 2018 and 2019, are not destroyed by the …
Read More »Denel’s endless delays at the Hoefyster Project refl …
[ad_1] Armscor’s Sipho Mkwanazi, Acting Group Executive for Procurement and Supply Chain Management at the State Military Procurement Company since 2015 (Photo: Gallo Images / Papi Morake) Denel should have completed the development phase of Project Hoefyster in 2012 and started delivering infantry vehicles in 2015. More than eight years …
Read More »South Africa’s public sector wage has skyrocketed, but productivity has fallen: analysts
[ad_1] Research and analysis group Intellidex has published a new report looking at the salary of public sector workers in South Africa and how increased public spending can be successfully addressed. The report, which was commissioned by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), proposes the introduction of a ‘state-centered social pact’, …
Read More »Prepare for 200,000 more job losses if SA returns to lockdown level 3 – business lobby
[ad_1] A move to lockdown level 3 from mid-November and December could result in 200,000 more job losses and a 10.6% decline in GDP, says B4SA (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd) If we move to lockdown level 3, amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections, SA’s …
Read More »The latest Black Friday 2020 deals for the game
[ad_1] Retailer Game has published the second in a series of offers as part of its one-month Black Friday 2020 sale. These offers are valid November 11-17 and include sales on a variety of home and electronics items. The retailer offers Black Friday specials throughout November, with new specials available …
Read More »Why can’t Trump accept his defeat?
[ad_1] United States President Donald Trump watches as he leaves a rally at the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images With his defeat in the US presidential election, Donald Trump finds himself struggling against being labeled with a “loser” label. The Republican is …
Read More »Warning of major job losses and economic decline if tougher lockdown returns to South Africa
[ad_1] Business leaders have asked the government for clarity on reported plans to push South Africa into a tougher lockdown in the event of a second wave of Covid-19 infection. Monday, Bloomberg reported that the government is considering reimposing various measures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic as fears about …
Read More »Agrizzi ‘critically ill’, despite ICU photoshoot – the Citizen
[ad_1] An image of a sick Angelo Agrizzi connected to several machines in an ICU ward and holding a copy of his new revealing book, Inside the belly of the beast is causing a stir on social media. The book, written by Agrizzi, was published virtually on November 2. The …
Read More »This is what could change if SA returns to level 2
[ad_1] South Africa’s lockdown rules are structured in alert levels, and the idea was always that they could go up and down, if necessary. Now, apparently, the government is considering going up a notch for the first time, taking SA from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2. The rules …
Read More »South Africa’s plans for a digital tax on Netflix and other services face a major problem
[ad_1] The South African government will need to keep an eye on international developments before introducing a digital tax in the country, says Wally Horak, head of tax at the Bowmans law firm. The government has hinted at the possible introduction of a digital tax for companies like Netflix, Amazon, …
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