Nedbank Covid-19 Loan Scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises
The Covid-19 Loan Scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises was announced by the President on 21 April 2020. We will be ready to receive applications from Tuesday, 28 April. For details of the scheme, qualifying criteria and documents required, please visit https://www.nedbank.co.za/content/nedbank/desktop/gt/en/business/covid-19-relief1/COVID19LoanScheme.html. To apply, please contact your Business Manager. Only complete applications will be considered.
Combined NCCC Proposal On Risk-Adjusted Approach
National Coronavirus Command Council presentation to Cabinet on 20th April 2020. If you do not see the document below, please try reloading the page [F5]
Phased Easing Of The Lockdown Explained
The following is a series of posts from the Facebook page of the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa and StateOfTheNation.gov.za. When the full nationwide lockdown ends, South Africa will transition to a system of alert levels to ensure we can ease restrictions as safely as possible. These will be regularly reviewed based on…
Department of Health Media Release and Covid-19 Hotspots in Gauteng
Read or download the Department of Health Media Release below.If you don’t see the document, please try reloading the page [F5] These are Gauteng’s Covid-19 hotspots released by the Gauteng Health department:
Alert Levels – What Do They Mean?
Please note that much of this information will still need to be confirmed by the government. At level 5, with high virus spread, and/or low health system readiness, only essential services will be allowed. Bus services, taxi services, e-hailing and private motor vehicles may operate at restricted times, with limitations on vehicle capacity and stringent…
Statement By President Cyril Ramaphosa On South Africa’s Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic
Union Buildings, Tshwane My Fellow South Africans, It has been exactly seven weeks since the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in our country. Since then, all our lives have changed in fundamental ways. As a nation we have been forced to take aggressive action against an invisible enemy that threatened our lives and…
President To Address The Nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to outline measures to re-open the economy beyond lockdown. 23rd April – 19h00
Here’s when takeaways and domestic work might be legal again under a draft govt plan
The government has a draft “risk-adjusted strategy for economic activity” that will determine what life will look like after the hard lockdown. It proposes five levels of restrictions, with the spread of the coronavirus and the readiness of the health system determining which is in force. Takeaway food returns under Level 3, and domestic workers…
SMME Clinic | Conversation with SACCI President Session 10
SMME Clinic ‘s Debbie Tagg speaks with SACCI President Adv. Mtho Xulu around Business South Africa’s response to Covid-19 following President Ramaphoza’s announcement on 21 April 2020.
Business For South Africa Expresses Support For Fiscal Stimulus Measures
22 April 2020 Business for South Africa (B4SA) – the alliance of volunteer resources from across South African business bodies and organisations, member companies large and small, including professional services firms – expresses its full support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s historic and significant R500 billion fiscal stimulus package, which is equivalent to some 10% of…
Covid-19 Relief Funding/Loan Packages Offered
A number entities offer relief funding to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a document which summarises a number of these packages for various industries.
The South African economy needs more tax interventions to mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19 in South Africa.
This article was originally published on the Business For South Africa website: https://www.businessforsa.org/the-south-african-economy-needs-more-tax-interventions-to-mitigate-the-economic-effects-of-covid-19-in-south-africa/ April 21, 2020 by Banele Mngaza Kyle Mandy argues Even before COVID-19, South Africa was under severe fiscal pressure. It is now accepted that the economic fallout resulting from the outbreak will inflict long-lasting damage to the local economy. Small businesses, in particular, are…