Category: Government

POSTPONEMENT-Private sector-NCFT meeting Dear valued economic stakeholder Kindly note that the meeting between the National Committee on Trade Facilitation and the Private Sector which was scheduled to take place on 17 July 2019 has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We appreciate the interest you have shown in participating in this meeting. We humbly apologise for…

Cyril Ramaphosa: 29th May 2019 Fellow South Africans, In the election of the 8th of May, South Africans provided this administration with a clear mandate to accelerate inclusive economic growth, act with greater urgency to tackle poverty, improve government services, fight corruption and end state capture. If we are to give effect to this mandate,…

25 MAY 2019 TSHWANE Your Majesties, Kings and Queens, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Chairperson of SADC and President of Namibia, Dr Hage Geingob, Former President Thabo Mbeki and Mrs Mbeki, Former President Kgalema Motlanthe and Mrs Motlanthe, Former President FW de Klerk and Mrs De Klerk, All former Heads of State and…

Kindly find attached the 11th issue of Fair Play, Office of the Tax Ombud’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 themed “Holding SARS Accountable” and it provides insights on numerous issues that would be…

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 was…

MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE TAX OMBUD CEO OF THE OFFICE OF THE TAX OMBUD LEAVES OFFICE AT THE END OF APRIL 2019 Advocate Hanyana Eric Mkhawane, the CEO of the Office of the Tax Ombud, will be leaving the office at the end of April 2019 to return to his practice…

Following much input in both Houses of Parliament, the National Assembly agreed to the following four (4) bills: (1)  National Health Laboratory Service  Amendment Bill  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 services….

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Please note a call to submit comments on the draft Expropriation Bill, gazetted on 21 December 2018. Please submit written comments by no later than 12:00 on Monday 18 February 2019 for consolidation. Click here to download the Draft BUSA submission (Word DOCX) Revised Expropriation Bill: