President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a massive support package of R500 billion, which amounts to 10%…
Economy
Lockdown: 32% of SA tenants failed to pay April rent in full
Imagine what the month of May could hold for South African tenants if April was this…
Oil Plunges Below Zero for First Time With May Contract Ending
Oil futures collapsed to below zero for the first time ever as the deepening economic turmoil…
SA’s richest citizens could be hit with new ‘wealth tax’ to save the economy
It’s reported that the people with the most money in South Africa will be asked to…
South Africa to Gradually Ease Regulations After Lockdown
South Africa will gradually ease regulations in various sectors to restart activity after the national lockdown…
These are the kind of measures businesses (and schools) can expect when SA’s hard lockdown ends
Regulators and industry bodies in South Africa are trying to figure out what the future will…
South African leaders take pay cuts for COVID-19 fund
South Africa’s president and his cabinet will take a 33% pay cut for the next three…
Pakistan rolls out largest social assistance program in nation’s history to tackle Covid-19
Pakistan launched the largest social protection effort in the country’s history Thursday with plans to pay…
Half billion more people face poverty due to virus: report
Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic…