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Genesis Economic Study for NERSA on the Impact of Electricity Prices

NERSA has contracted Genesis Analytics to produce an independent economic report assessing the responsiveness of consumers to electricity price increases. This scope of the report includes: (i) assessing the electricity landscape and understanding the consumption responses of specific sectors/customers to changing electricity prices; and (ii) the provision of a robust econometric estimation of price elasticitiesโ€ฆ
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Tax Ombud Fair Play Issue 11

Kindly find attached the 11th issue of Fair Play, Office of the Tax Ombudโ€™s external newsletter which aims to keep you updated with pertinent and latest developments in the OTO and in the tax recourse sphere. This latest issue of Fair Play is themedย โ€œHolding SARS Accountableโ€ย and it provides insights on numerous issues that would beโ€ฆ
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Appointment of New Commissioner For SARS, Mr Edward Kieswetter

MEDIA STATEMENT APPOINTMENT OF NEW COMMISSIONER FOR SARS, MR EDWARD KIESWETTER President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of Section 6 of the South African Revenue Service Act, appointed Mr Edward Kieswetter as the Commissioner for South African Revenue Service (SARS) with effect from 1 May 2019 for a term of five years. The decision wasโ€ฆ
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SACCI Press Release โ€“ Trade Conditions Survey โ€“ February 2019ย 

Trade conditions remain weak SACCIโ€™s February 2019 trade conditions survey reflected an improvement on January 2019 trading conditions although conditions remained weak. The Trade Activity Index (TAI) for February 2019 measured 35 compared to 30 in January 2019. The seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index (TAI) improved to 34 โ€“ gaining 4 index points, therefore 66%โ€ฆ
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OCDMP Casting Call

OCDMP CASTING CALL We are looking to cast a black actress to act as a leading character role for Cleaning Gloves Web Advertisement Campaign. As follows here are the talent characteristics: Must be between 25-30 years old of age; must have rhythm to dance, must have a great smile, must have a good presence inโ€ฆ
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Gaps In The LRA Leave Parties Guessing

BYย ย  Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. In the mid 1990s the old labour legislation was repealed and was replaced by our current Labour Relations Act (LRA) negotiated between government, employers and trade unions. Dueโ€ฆ
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Four Bills Agreed To By National Assembly

Following much input in both Houses of Parliament, the National Assembly agreed to the following four (4) bills: (1)ย  National Health Laboratory Serviceย  Amendment Billย  The bill seeks to improve governance, accountability and financial sustainability of the National Health Laboratory Service. This is to enable provision of more cost-effective and efficient diagnostic health laboratory servicesโ€ฆ.
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