# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury will begin releasing the remaining withheld local government equitable share transfers from Friday. The funds were withheld from 69 municipalities over failures to comply with the Municipal Finance Management Act. Godongwana says the measure was introduced to improve financial accountability. He confirmed a total of 7.1-billion-rand will […]
# The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service is warning taxpayers to be on high alert for scams during the tax filing season. Chief Executive Officer Manie van Schalkwyk says fraudsters are using fake SARS emails, SMS messages, and phone calls to steal personal and banking information or to redirect tax refunds. Taxpayers are urged to […]
# Die Nasionale Transmissiemaatskappy van Suid-Afrika verwag om alle uitstaande beperkingseise verskuldig aan onafhanklike kragprodusente teen einde Augustus te vereffen. Die agterstand het gedaal van twee-miljard-rand in Junie tot 1,5-miljard-rand. Uitvoerende hoof Monde Bala sê bykomende hulpbronne is ontplooi om betalings te bespoedig en vereffeningsprosesse te verbeter. Die eise volg op die toenemende afskaling van […]
# Zimbabwiese gesondheids- en landbou-owerhede het weer gewaarsku teen die onwettige gebruik om antiretrovirale middels vir hoenders te voer om groei te bespoedig. Daily Maverick berig amptenare waarsku die misbruik van die middels hou ‘n ernstige openbare gesondheids-gevaar in en kan lei tot anti-mikrobiese weerstand. Kenners maan pluimveeboere om goedgekeure boerderymetodes te gebruik in plaas […]
# Die Internasionale Handelsadministrasie-kommissie beveel hoër aksynsbelasting aan op ingevoerde grondboontjiebotter, van 99-sent per kilogram tot 25-persent van die waarde. ‘n Ondersoek het bevind stygende invoere, meestal uit Indië, benadeel plaaslike vervaardigers. Die kommissie sê binnelandse produksie, verkope en fabrieks-vermoë het afgeneem weens stygende produksiekoste. Die kommissie het ook ‘n ondersoek gelas na ‘n tydelike […]
# The Southern Africa Litigation Centre says it has a strong legal case against the South African government over arms export permits granted to the United States. The organisation wants the High Court in Pretoria to suspend or overturn the permits, arguing South African-supplied weapons may breach domestic law and undermine international peace and security. […]
# The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation says innovation will be central to achieving industrialisation across the Southern African Development Community. Speaking to the SABC on the sidelines of the SADC’s Industrialisation Week in KwaZulu-Natal, Director-General Mlungisi Cele said science, technology and industrialisation must advance together. He emphasised investment in research, mathematics and science […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu sê die mylpaaloonooreenkoms tussen NUM en die South Deep-myn van Gold Fields sal werknemers die volgende vyf-jaar ondersteun. Die ooreenkoms sluit aanpassings in die behuisingstoelaag, ‘n mediese ongeskiktheidsvoordeel en ‘n begrafnisvoordeel in. Gold Fields het ook ‘n eenmalige kontant-aansporing van 50-duisend-rand goedgekeur vir permanente en vastetermyn-werknemers. Nonzuzo Dlamini van Cosatu sê […]
# PwC South Africa study shows that artificial intelligence and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies could help revive the country’s struggling mining industry by identifying new mineral deposits and improving productivity. Speaking at the Mine Modernisation Showcase, Smart Mining Associate Director Ian Mackay said the sector faces declining investment, mine closures, illegal mining and ageing infrastructure. […]
