# AfriForum has called for a stop to the proposed National Health Insurance Fund regulations until court cases against the NHI are resolved. The organisation submitted comments highlighting flaws, including lack of an interim board, no clear budget, and confusing wording. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says implementing the NHI now is financially impractical. He insists that […]
# The minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will re-table the 2025 budget on 21 May. This follows a decision to reverse the proposed 0.5-percentage point VAT hike. Godongwana told the media the revised budget will include updated fiscal projections, borrowing plans, and revenue estimates, and will undergo full consultation with the cabinet and political parties […]
# Small Business minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the G20 event in Gqeberha has opened doors for businesses to explore ways to grow the township and rural economy. Ndabeni-Abrahams urged entrepreneurs to get involved in policy and legislative developments to help reduce red tape. She also noted the smooth application process for the Spaza Shop Support […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Bedrogvoorkomingsdiens sê verbruikers kan hul kennis uitbrei oor hoe om ʼn skelmstreek te herken. Die organisasie het Yima bekendgestel in reaksie op die toenemende behoefte om proaktief op te tree om bedrog te voorkom. Elmi Kemp van die diens sê die metode wat gebruik word om teikens te bedrieg, is ʼn gesofistikeerde samesmelting […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die voormalige direkteur-generaal van Handel en Nywerheid, Alistair Ruiters, as sy spesiale raadgewer oor beleggingsbevordering aangestel. Hy het onder meer ‘n Filosofie-graad van Oxford en ‘n BA Honneursgraad van die Universiteit van Kaapstad. Ramaphosa se woordvoeder, Vincent Magwenya, sê die regering stel ‘n omvattende reeks ekonomiese hervormings in wat bedoel […]
# The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service says consumers can expand their knowledge of how to identify a scam. The organisation launched Yima in response to the growing need for a proactive approach to fraud prevention. The fraud service’s Elmi Kemp says the method of deception used to scam targets involves a sophisticated blending of impersonation, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Department of Trade and Industry director-general, Dr Alistair Ruiters, as Special Advisor on Investment Promotion. He holds a Philosophy degree from Oxford University and a BA Honours from the University of Cape Town, among other qualifications. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the government is implementing a broad range […]
# Eskom se uitvoerende hoof, Dan Marokane, sê hulle aanvaar nou Tesourie se munisipale skuldverligtingsplan het misluk. Volgens die plan sou munisipaliteite se skuld oor drie jaar afgeskryf word indien hulle streng voorwaardes nakom. Van die munisipaliteite wat vir deelname goedgekeur is, het 14 die eerste afskrywing van altesaam 3,5-miljard-rand gehaal, terwyl 60 briewe van […]
# Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says they have now accepted that Treasury’s municipal debt relief plan, which offered a debt write-off to municipalities over three years, provided they comply with strict conditions, has failed. Of the municipalities that were approved for participation in the programme, 14 achieved the first debt write-off, which totalled 3.5-billion-rand, while 60 were […]
