UNION BUILDINGS, TSHWANE11 JANUARY 2021 Fellow South Africans, We are now 11 days into a new year. Once again, I wish you all the very best for 2021. We enter this year with a great deal of hope – hope that we will restore our nation to health, that the new year will bring our people relief and…
A message circulating on social media has caused an uproar among South Africans, who say another hard lockdown would make life even more difficult for them. South Africans have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to avoid another hard lockdown, amid rising cases of Covid-19. As of Sunday, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases was…
HOW TO FIGHT MILD COVID ILLNESS AT HOME Dr Lauren Wise #VoicesThatCare The following interventions will depend on how… Posted by Gauteng General Practitioners Collaboration on Sunday, January 3, 2021 Visit the GGPC Facebook page
Minister Zweli Mkhize Public Briefing StatementSouth Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy 3 January 2021
3 Dec 2020 My fellow South Africans, I wish to speak to you this evening about the current state of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa. Before doing so, I wish to express my appreciation to all South Africans who observed the five days of mourning from the 25th to the 29th of November for…
11 Nov 2020 My fellow South Africans, We have not had our national family meeting for some time. It has been many months now since the outbreak of the coronavirus in South Africa. The pandemic has caused great hardship for all our people. After such a long time of uncertainty and worry, we all wish…
The City of Johannesburg disaster relief rebate application process is still open until the end of November 2020. All business and Multipurpose residential property owners are encouraged to apply before the closing date. All the qualification requirements are stated in the application forms. The completed application forms together with supporting documents can be emailed to ratescomments@joburg.org.za or velih@joburg.org.za.
October 6 2020 The Small Business Institute (SBI) released today a review of the unprecedented flood of papers, surveys and scenarios – over 160 – concerned with South African small, micro and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs), formal and informal, written since the arrival of Covid-19 and the country’s lockdown response. Exxaro is funding the SBI follow-up…
Taiwan has a strong anti-epidemic industry that can help combat coronavirus worldwide. On the Taiwan Global Anti-Covid-19 Pavilion website, we share Taiwan’s epidemic prevention practices and experience, anti-COVID-19 related products, equipment and services providers. Visit the Taiwan Global Anti-Covid-19 Pavilion Website Visit the Facebook Page
Gauteng Provincial Command Council: Weekly Media Update on COVID-1925th September 2020
9th September 2020 B4SA SUPPORTS UIF TERS EXTENSION Business for South Africa (B4SA) is pleased to note the announcement by Employment and Labour Minister Thembelani Nxesi of the further extension of the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) operated by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). It appears that this extension will last until the state of…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has changed the way people live, work and interact with one another on a global scale. It required swift action, adaptability and resilience from every business and individual affected by its impact. This special COVID-19 edition of the MySappi newsletter reports on SAPPI’s response to the pandemic.
There is huge potential for digitization and innovation to add value to society and to contribute to public health, the environment and biodiversity. A successful digital transformation will involve empowering people to work in new ways, including reskilling and upskilling. Cross-sector collaboration will play a pivotal role in allowing us to ‘build-back better’ from the…
Auditor-general (AG), Kimi Makwetu, today reported that the relief package redirected by government as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, “landed in a weak control environment”. After the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in South Africa, the government announced a R500 billion package for the health response and the relief of social and economic distress…
B4SA NOTES ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESUMPTION OF UIF TERS PAYMENTS Business for South Africa (B4SA) notes the announcement by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) that Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits are to resume following a halting of payments due to investigations into system integrity problems. “The move is greeted with relief, though it is still…
Up to 30,000 eligible small businesses in more than 30 countries (including South Africa) will be able to receive a grant from Facebook. To be eligible to apply, your business must: Have between 2 and 50 employees Have been in business for over a year Have experienced challenges due to COVID-19 Be in or near…
In October 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa convened the country’s second Jobs Summit to address the need to generate a substantial number of new jobs in our country over the coming years. A key deliverable from the Jobs Summit is a Framework Agreement between Government, organised business and organised labour that outlines concrete and measurable steps…
BUSINESS FOR SA: GUIDANCE NOTE FOR ALERT LEVEL 2 INTRODUCTION On 18 August 2020, South Africa moved to Alert Level (AL) 2 of the national state of disaster under amended regulations promulgated in terms of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 (the AL2 Regulations). AL2 sees a further reopening of the economy, minimal restrictions on movement…
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