DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SERVICES Vol. 657 26 March 2020 No. 43164 5.1.4 All Internet sites operating within .zaDNA top level domain name must have a landing page with a visible link to https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ Download Government Gazette No. 43164
You can watch an interview with Business Day (25 March 2020) on how government will assist small businesses. Here is the link. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-03-25-watch-how-government-will-help-small-businesses/
Information on this page courtesy of SA Business Hub Small business owners can call 0860 663 7867 or email [email protected] to find out what kind of government support they qualify for during the lockdown. Small businesses in SA can now register for help during the coronavirus disaster Registration is now open, on www.smmesa.gov.za, for small…
MEDIA RELEASE DATE: 25 MARCH 2020 MINISTER PATEL ANNOUNCES ESSENTIAL SERVICE APPLICATION PORTAL The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ebrahim Patel has announced that all businesses that will be allowed to provide essential services are required to seek approval from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) in order for them to…
25 March 2020 The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Geoffrey Makhubo, today, 25 March 2020, convened an urgent Mayoral Committee meeting as a response to the pronouncements of President Cyril Ramaphosa pertaining to the escalation of the government’s response to COVID-19. As announced by the President, the nation will be on lockdown…
The regulations which govern the lockdown in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 There is a download link for the PDF document below.If you don’t see the document, please try reloading the page [F5]
The Essential Services Committee falls under the CCMA (Commission For Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitrage). What is an essential service? An essential service is defined in Section 213 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA). In terms of this Section, a service is deemed an essential service if it can be shown that the…
24 March 2020 MEDIA RELEASE BUSINESS SUPPORTS PRESIDENT’S CALL FOR DECISIVENESS AND SOLIDARITY Johannesburg, 24 March 2020: All South African business organisations have called on their respective members to respond comprehensively and with the same decisiveness and sense of solidarity displayed by President Ramaphosa in his address to the nation on 23 March 2020. The…
Download this document STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON ESCALATION OF MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19 EPIDEMIC UNION BUILDINGS, TSHWANE 23 MARCH 2020 My fellow South Africans, It is a week since we declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster and announced a package of extraordinary measures to combat this grave public health emergency. The response…
Use your anti-Corona KIT Since the cancer of apartheid South Africa’s workplaces have not been affected by a malady anywhere nearly as bad as Corona. Corona severely threatens not only our physical health but also the economic health of workers, employers and the economy as a whole. We have the choice of panicking and washing…
The Minister of Employment and Labour has announced measures that the Department will put in place to contain the spread of the Corona virus (COVID-19) and its impact on UIF contributors. The Unemployment Insurance Fund will compensate affected workers through its existing the Illness and Reduced Work Time benefits. The guide is applicable to all…
A well-established organisation like the Randburg Chamber of Commerce (RCCI) has great benefits to offer Small Business. This article answers a few questions you may find to be of interest: What does an RCCI membership do for you? As a business, the benefits of being an RCCI member are many. By simply joining RCCI you…
The Randburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) recently hosted their 60th annual general meeting. The meeting allowed members to be given an in-depth picture of how the chamber performed up until July of last year, as well as events which affected the structure of the organisation. The meeting was concluded with light finger snacks and…
STATEMENT BY MINISTER NTSHAVHENI ON THE DEPARTMENT’S READINESS TO SUPPORT SMMEs IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC After the President declared a state of national disaster in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Small Business Development has been inundated with enquiries from SMMEs about the measures to mitigate severity of the impact on…
The SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee cut the repo rate by 100 basis points, or one percentage point, from 6.25% to 5.25% on Thursday. Most economists were expecting a cut of 50 basis points. The Reserve Bank is under pressure to help arrest the economy’s downward spiral. South Africa is already in recession, and…
PRESS STATEMENT OUTCOME OF NEDLAC SPECIAL EXCO ON THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC We are committed together to save lives and save the economy was the message from a special Executive Council meeting of National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) convened to discuss a common programme to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Over…
Date: 16 March 2020 OFFICIAL RAND SHOW STATEMENT: As one of this country’s longest running events, we’ve been through a lot, standing side by side with our fellow South Africans. We are an integral part of the community and it’s spirit. After listening to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address yesterday and in the best interests of our…
Employers fairly frequently demote employees. This could be for any of many legitimate and illegitimate reasons including: The boss dislikes the employee The employee has broken a rule The employee’s work performance is unsatisfactory The boss wants to create a vacancy for somebody else Things have gone wrong and the boss needs a scapegoat The…
On Sunday 15th March, State President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster to enable the government to introduce measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 within South Africa. Read the full statement below:If you don’t see the document below, please try refreshing the page [F5]
Strained Trade Conditions In line with the recessionary conditions since the 3rd quarter of 2019, the SACCI Trade Conditions Survey in February 2020 confirmed flattening trade activity. Real activity in the wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants experienced zero growth in 2019 and even declined by 0.3% year-on-year in the 4th quarter 2019. Trade conditions deteriorated…
Today, SACCI President, Adv Mtho Xulu led a successful delegation of the Board and Council members of SACCI in a strategic meeting with the GCEO of Eskom, Mr Andre de Ruyter. Randburg Chamber CEO, Linda Blackbeard, our Past President, Mr Neil Pollock, who is currently the Vice President of SACCI, were proud to be amongst…
Employers frequently misuse probation agreements to get rid of employees instantly because: the employee has committed misconduct the employer wants to make space for a friend or cousin of the owner the employee ‘does not fit in’ a manager ‘does not like the employee’s face’ As probation is not a licence to fire, ‘James Bond’…
CEO’s Report, delivered to the RCCI AGM on 4th March 2020 by Linda Blackbeard With high hopes for 2019 amidst the poor economic situation and unemployment at an extreme high, low confidence for investment as well as future funding of projects, the energy around was palpable with the members and enquiries we were receiving. Very…
INTRODUCTION This article considers the legal obligation of municipalities when it comes to sending notices, letters of demand and court documents via e-mail, “snail mail” (ordinary post) and “certified” or “registered” mail. This is important to consumers of municipalities because if the municipality in question fails to serve properly in accordance with law, the demand…