South Africa

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has extended the filing season deadline for non-provisional individual taxpayers from 23 November 2021 to 2 December 2021.

Bilateral cooperation between South Africa and Kenya is expected to elevate to the level of a strategic partnership following an official State Visit to South Africa by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Partnership between the private, public and civil society organisations is key towards bringing local and international investors to invest in water infrastructure development, says Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Dikeledi Magadzi.

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has welcomed a Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI) survey that ranked the corporation amongst the top 30 global sovereign wealth funds and asset managers for their responsible investment practices.

The Department of Health has announced that rapid antigen tests will now be included in the COVID-19 statistics with effect from Tuesday.

In an effort to improve its services, the Limpopo Department of Labour’s Public Employment Service (PES) Directorate has appealed to job seekers in the province to send their CVs to the published emails of responsible officials working directly with job seekers.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) was progressing well in its journey of rebuilding “a smart, modern SARS” with “unquestionable integrity” that was “trusted and admired,” says Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has noted an increase in the seven-day moving average in new COVID-19 cases in Gauteng.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned social media reports suggesting that the death of children after they consumed noodles can be ascribed to “tampering” on the part of foreign nationals.

The Commission for Gender Equality’s hearing into the transformation of the public and private sector is expected to kick off today in Braamfontein.

Major General Nomthetheleli Lillian Mene has been appointed as the new South African Police Service (SAPS) Provincial Commissioner for the Eastern Cape.

South Africa must attract investors through the development of infrastructure says Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele.

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is key to gender responsive and socially inclusive schools, says Basic Education DDG, Dr Granville Whittle.

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) says it has received an application for the Pfizer booster shot on 17 November 2021.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says that much progress has been registered in fulfilling the Education White Paper 6 directives since it was introduced in 2001 but more effort is still required to leapfrog to the next level.