3 lockdown scenarios for South Africa
Professional services firm PwC has published its latest economic outlook for South Africa, which includes forecast scenarios for the country’s lockdown levels and their likely impact on the economy. The group’s economic scenarios for 2021 are strongly influenced by different perspectives about the third wave of Covid-19 infections. On 27 June, president Cyril Ramaphosa announced…
Business Recovery Support Packages
The Department of Small Business Development is calling on all small enterprises and informal traders whose businesses were looted or vandalised during the July 2021 unrest to apply for the Business Recovery Support Packages. Business Recovery Programme Uninsured small enterprises impacted by the unrest. Small enterprises which require funding for working capital, equipment, and furniture….
Upcoming N3 Highway Closures
Eskom says that it will close parts of the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal in the coming weeks as it installs conductors. The closures will impact the Lions River area, with the major highway set to be closed for two-hour intervals. The work is set to begin on Monday (16 August) and will continue at semi-regular…
WhatsApp Scams That Steal Your Money
Kaspersky Lab’s Securelist has released its Spam and Phishing Report for the second quarter of 2021 and revealed several WhatsApp scams circulating on the widely-used mobile messaging platform. Advance-fee fraud remained a popular technique to trick people into transferring money to scammers on the promise that they would receive a larger sum in return. “Victims were asked,…
The DTIC and DSBD Survey on the Impact of the Looting to Businesses Operations in the Country
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) in collaboration with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) is conducting a survey on the Impact of the Looting on Businesses Operations in the Country. The purpose of the survey is to determine the level of damage after the unrest in order to develop appropriate…
SA Moves to Lockdown Alert Level 3
Summary of the speech made by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday 25 July 2021SA moves to LOCKDOWN LEVEL 3, with immediate effect. Curfew: 22:00 to 04:00 Social relief grant will be reinstated from August 2021 untill March 2022 – “the R350 is back”- watch out for the registration information. Gatherings: limited to 50 indoors and…
Has Your Small Business Been Affected by Looting and Riots?
Has your small business been affected by looting and riots? We would like to lend a helping hand in getting you up and running again. You are not alone, Sisonke! Let’s build our township economy kaofela! Fill in your details here:: https://forms.gle/y3DFrDciak2eQwdN8 Our endeavour with our partners is to assist with either stock, infrastructure or…