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Home affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the validity period of legally issued visas which expired during the lockdown period. Source: BusinessTech

The Department of Transport has committed to the phased rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) from Thursday (1 July), but civil society and motoring groups say that the new rules will almost certainly fail. Source: BusinessTech

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will launch a commemorative circulation R5 coin in honour of its centenary on Wednesday (30 June. The coin, which depicts the design of previously issued coins, will circulate alongside the existing coins, and its value will remain the same as the existing R5. The existing R5 coin in circulation …

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Strict new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus may slow but won’t derail South Africa’s economic recovery, and the central bank will keep monetary policy accommodative to support growth, deputy governor Kuben Naidoo said. Source: BusinessTech

Cleaning service SweepSouth has published its latest Pay and Working Conditions for Domestic Workers report for 2021, revealing how much money domestic workers are getting paid in South Africa. Source: BusinessTech

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande says the development of a policy framework for the regulation of university fees is underway to ensure that fees are kept at affordable levels for all families that need assistance. Source: BusinessTech

South African motorists should prepare themselves to pay more at the pumps in July, with month-end data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) showing a sizeable under-recovery in fuel prices. Source: BusinessTech

South African stocks extended their slide for a second day on Monday (28 June), as the country reintroduced tighter lockdown measures to rein in surging coronavirus infections. Source: BusinessTech

The Western Cape provincial government has called for the reintroduction of the Temporary Employer/ Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) to assist businesses and workers impacted by the latest adjusted level 4 lockdown regulations. Source: BusinessTech

The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) published by StatSA shows that South Africa’s unemployment rate currently stands at 32.6%. Source: BusinessTech