April is known for being the month of price hikes in South Africa, as government ushers in a new financial year – and a host of tax changes with it – while companies like DStv and Eskom also implement their price adjustments around the same time. Source: BusinessTech
Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a partnership with Explore Data Science Academy to offer an intensive one-year training course. Source: BusinessTech
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published a new directive that amends the country’s sports broadcasting regulations. Source: BusinessTech
The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers has gazetted its recommended salary increases for South Africa’s government officials in 2021. Source: BusinessTech
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced new regulations aimed at promoting historically disadvantaged South Africans in the ICT sector. Source: BusinessTech
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has established a national relief fund for taxi and e-hailing operators, to offer support after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. But to qualify, operators will need to subject themselves to tighter regulation. Source: BusinessTech
The latest Household Affordability Index by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group paints a bleak financial picture for South African households, where rising food, petrol and electricity prices threaten to leave millions destitute. Source: BusinessTech
The Electoral Commission has announced that the Political Party Funding Act will come into operation from midnight 1 April 2021. Source: BusinessTech
Ratings agency S&P Global has published a ‘misery index’, comparing South Africa to other emerging markets on issues such as inflation and job creation. Source: BusinessTech
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has published the national and provincial government audits for 2019/2020, providing an overview of government spending and points of concern over the annual period. Source: BusinessTech
