Call to Action: Local Procurement Approach Beyond COVID-19
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…
BSA: Guidance Note For Alert Level 2
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…
Joburg Lockdown Consumption Hikes Utility Bills
13 August 2020 MEDIA STATEMENT Joburg lockdown consumption hikes utility bills The City of Johannesburg appeals to residents to use water and electricity sparingly during the Covid-19 National Lockdown to mitigate consumption resulting in higher than normal municipal monthly bills for the resources. The appeal comes after numerous customer queries were received for consumption bills…
TERS Benefit Extended For Certain Categories of Employees
13 August 2020 TERS BENEFIT EXTENDED FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES RCCI welcomes the extension of the TERS benefit for certain employees until 15 August 2020. The Direction allowing the extension was signed on 12 August 2020 and is expected to be gazette very soon. Applications for July to 15 August 2020 are due to…
Business For South Africa: Member Update
STATEMENT FROM BUSINESS UNITY SOUTH AFRICA (BUSA): CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THEFT Crime and corruption harm vulnerable citizens the most BUSA CEO, Cas Coovadia, commented: “Corruption kills. It kills nurses, doctors, commuters and citizens relying on fake PPE or without any protection because of corruption and theft. Corruption diverts funds from…
Developing Policy Frameworks for Recovery & Prosperity from the COVID-19 Pandemic
On behalf of the East African Employers Organisation (EAEO), the SADC Private Sector Forum (SADC PSF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), we have the pleasure of inviting you to a webinar on Developing Policy Frameworks for Recovery & Prosperity from the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will present examples of how Business Leaders across the…
Consol Glass halts R2.3 billion investment in South Africa due to alcohol ban
Consol Glass says it has suspended construction of a new R1.5 billion glass manufacturing plant in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng indefinitely, due to the reduction of the demand for glass products driven by the Covid-19 pandemic and government’s actions to slow its spread. This has included bans on the sale of alcohol, and restrictions on all on-premise…
Directive on Compensation for Workplace-Acquired COVID-19
The Department of Employment and Labour has issued the attached Directive to clarify the position of the Compensation Fund with regard to the compensation for claims for workplace-acquired COVID-19.
Business For South Africa Member Update
BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS COVID-19 DEATHS TO PEAK IN LATE AUGUST; CALLS FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AND ECONOMIC REFORM Business for South Africa (B4SA) calls on business and all South Africans to continue to take preventative action to curb the rapid rate at which COVID-19 is spreading through the country. The steep and dramatic surge in…
Update On Covid-19 Loan Scheme
The Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme was set up to help ease some pressure off qualifying businesses negatively affected by low economic activity following the global lockdown imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. It has been reviewed to make it easier to access. Some of the changes include that bank credit assessments and loan approvals…
Business For South Africa – Member Update
FUNCTIONING IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 – RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS COVID-19 will be a reality for our foreseeable future. To successfully operate under these new conditions, we need to innovate, rapidly adjust and adopt new ways of working, interacting and taking care of each other. On Tuesday, Business for South Africa hosted a webinar on…
The Cost of Covid-19 for Global Tourism: How Indonesia and South Africa are Responding – Webinar
LIVE WEBINAREmbassy of the Republic of Indonesia in PretoriaWEBINAR ECONOMIC SERIES [EPISODE 2]: The Cost of Covid-19 for Global Tourism:How Indonesia and South Africa are Responding TUESDAY 28 JULY 2020 10.00-12.00 SOUTH AFRICA STANDARD TIME15.00-17.00 WESTERN INDONESIA TIME REGISTRATION: https://tiny.cc/kbri-pretoria-tourism Zoom Meeting ID and Password will be sent to email address provided during registration, one…
Business for South Africa Daily Member Update – 17 July 2020
PROSPECTS FOR AN EXTENSION OF TERS BEYOND JUNE 2020 Though greatly delayed, we are pleased to be able to advise that Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) payments for June now appear to be flowing from the Unemployment Insurance Fund to employees or to employers to pass on to their employees. Business for South Africa…
Education Department Says Schools Will Remain Open Until Further Notice
Children will have to wait a little longer before hearing whether they should remain at home amid Covid-19 peak, as the department engages stakeholders. A meeting between unions and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga was cancelled at the 11th hour on Wednesday. Unions said evidence on the ground showed there was no effective teaching and…
Business For South Africa Update – 14th July 2020
WEBCAST LINK: BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA Delivering an accelerated economic recovery strategy Business for South Africa, the alliance of volunteer resources from across the South African business community, has launched its proposed Economic Recovery Strategy: “A New Inclusive Economic Future for South Africa”. To listen to the media webcast presentation, please go to: B4SA Media Webcast Economic…
Business For South Africa Update – 13th July 2020
BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA CALLS ON BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO ADOPT CONTACT TRACING Business for South Africa (B4SA), in referring to President Ramaphosa’s announcement of the enhanced level 3 regulations last month, and which further eased restrictions on economic activities, wishes to remind members that the threat remains for infections to increase exponentially. Our goal remains to accelerate the opening of the…