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B4SA Weekly Update 12 June 2021

You will undoubtedly have followed developments over the past few days related to the South African COVID-19 vaccine acquisition and rollout programme. Colleagues will be aware that we established the B4SA vaccine platform to provide up-to-date information on bilateral and multilateral engagements with government, hopefully enabling businesses to respond to the latest news. Dear B4SAโ€ฆ
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The National Assembly Passes The 2021 Appropriation Bill

ย Parliament, Friday 4 June 2021 โ€“ย The National Assembly has at its hybrid plenary sitting this afternoon adopted the Special Appropriation Bill and Appropriation Bill.ย ย Theย Appropriationย Bill officially allocates money from the National Revenue Fund (NRF) to provide for requirements of the state for the 2021/22 financial year as required by Section 213 of the Constitution and sectionโ€ฆ
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SA Headed for Stricter Measures, Possible Level 2 Lockdown

Health officials have called for the introduction of stricter measures to curb South Africaโ€™s rising Covid-19 cases and to mitigate the impact of a third wave of infections. The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) will meet on Tuesday (25 May) to discuss possible measures, News24 reported. Among the considerations is a move to an adjusted level 2โ€ฆ
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Government to review and enforce BEE regulations

Trade and Industry minister Ebrahim Patel says that more needs to be done to promote black industrialists and small businesses in South Africa. Presenting his departmental budget speech on Tuesday (18 May), Patel said that government will now look at reviewing and enforcing Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations to improve outcomes. โ€œThough we have madeโ€ฆ
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