Vinpro, a non-profit company that represents 3,500 South African wine producers, will begin its challenge the government’s adjusted level 4 lockdown restrictions this week in a bid to have the prohibition around the sale of alcohol relaxed. Source: BusinessTech
Marius van den Berg is the EY Africa Banking and Capital Markets consulting leader, with 30 years of consulting experience, the majority of which is in the banking sector and technology discipline. Source: BusinessTech
Eskom is moving forward on its plans to establish a new nuclear power site in Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape. Source: BusinessTech
The world’s deepest precious-metals mines, together with giant iron-ore and coal pits are providing an unexpected boon to a South African economy slowly recovering from its biggest contraction in a century. Source: BusinessTech
South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter says that most taxpayers are honest and just want to get their tax affairs out of the way – however, there are always those who refuse to play ball. Source: BusinessTech
Most South Africans want to save for their retirement, but the reality for many middle-income earners is that once they’ve paid for essentials most of what’s left is spent on repaying debt, says Benay Sager, head of DebtBusters. Source: BusinessTech
The Department of Basic Education says that it continues to assess the impact of Covid-19 in the country, but that there has been no change to its plans to reopen schools on 19 July 2021. Source: BusinessTech
UK development finance institution, CDC Group has announced a R500 million commitment to Divercity Urban Property Fund – an affordable housing platform focused on the regeneration of South African cities. Source: BusinessTech
South Africa has joined 130 other countries in calls to introduce a global tax. Source: BusinessTech
Poverty rates in South Africa remain unacceptably high for a middle-income country, says the Department of Social Development. Source: BusinessTech
