Proposal for a new digital tax for South Africa

[ad_1] The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has detailed a possible digital tax on consumption and income generated by digital economic activities and cross-border activities. This was part of a pre-presentation to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement next week. The PBO, which provides independent, objective and professional advice …

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Load shedding looms as power plants reach end of life

[ad_1] Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter said that if Eskom failed to fix its many problems, it would pose a strategic risk to the country. Image: Pexels. CAPE TOWN – Eskom warned Thursday of an impending shortfall in generating capacity as it decommissioned several aging and obsolete power plants. …

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Woman who charged the state 4.8 million rand door to door …

[ad_1] Phumza Portia Gambula, 48, appears in Mthatha Regional Court linked to R4.8 million Covid-19 fraud and corruption charges. (Photo: Hoseya Jubase) The Hawks make their first Covid-19 related procurement fraud arrest in the Eastern Cape on Thursday morning during an early visit to the home of a business owner …

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