Tax relief needed for people working from home – DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has proposed changes to the Income Tax Act to allow deductions for home office expenses for all periods worked at home
Small business sector must be post-crisis priority – analysts
South Africa’s post-pandemic recovery will depend on sweeping reforms to make it easier for Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) to succeed, IRR analysts say.
Massive financial outflow looms
R100 billion could flow out of South Africa this week because of the ‘junk’ status of the country’s debt. With credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors
ANCWL huff and puff over tobacco ban
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been accused of ‘high-level ill-discipline’ by the African National Congress Women’s League, and critics of the tobacco ban have been
Hypertension, diabetes and cardiac disease ‘most common’ Covid-19 co-morbidities
Positive cases in South Africa rose by 385 yesterday, bringing the total to 6 336. There were seven more deaths, with fatalities now totalling 123. Health
Kim appears in public
The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, has been spotted in public for the first time in three weeks, quashing rumours that he had
Elon Musk tweet wipes $14bn off Tesla’s value
Tesla’s founder, South African-born Elon Musk, wiped $14 billion off the company’s value after tweeting that its share price was too high. The tweet also
Florida man to dress as Grim Reaper to boost social distancing
A Florida attorney was planning to dress up as the Grim Reaper from today and travel around Florida warning people of the dangers of ignoring social
May Day joggers, some shoppers celebrate, workers face devastation
The government’s first limited daily exercise slot from 6am to 9am had some of South Africa’s favourite outdoor spots crammed with runners, walkers and cyclists,
Something sinister behind continued tobacco ban, says Pauw
Jacques Pauw, the veteran South African investigative journalist, has raised the possibility that the continued prohibition on the sale of tobacco products during lockdown could