Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) and the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCODMV) have tabled a new report highlighting the deterioration of the country’s defensive capabilities. Source: BusinessTech
The United Nation’s International Labour Organisation (ILO) has named South Africa as one of the few emerging markets to experience a fall in real wages in 2020. Source: BusinessTech
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is launching a major recruitment drive, targeting highly skilled workers to help build a data-driven ‘smart tax authority’ – which experts say is the first salvo into tackling wealthy taxpayers who may be avoiding their tax obligations. Source: BusinessTech
Judge Dennis Davis has again thrown his support behind lifestyle audits for wealthy South Africans as a means of clamping down on tax avoidance. Source: BusinessTech
China’s Didi Chuxing, which is backed by SoftBank, said on Monday (29 March) that it would start a ride-hailing service in South Africa. Source: BusinessTech
Government has gazetted directives that update South Africa’s adjusted level 1 lockdown regulations, providing clarity on a number of existing issues. Source: BusinessTech
South Africa is targeting vaccinating about 200,000 people a day from mid-May as the government seeks to scale-up inoculations to tackle the pandemic, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Source: BusinessTech
New data from TransUnion shows how much money the average South African owes on their vehicle purchase and home loan, based on figures in the fourth quarter of last year. Source: BusinessTech
Civil society group Corruption Watch has published its annual report for 2020, highlighting the rampant corruption which hit the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: BusinessTech
Data from credit bureau TPN shows that rental payments are still falling behind the pre-lockdown levels seen at the start of last year. Source: BusinessTech
