FoodForward SA, South Africa’s not-for-profit food redistribution organisation, said the escalating number of poor people will drastically increase the number of vulnerable people needing access to food. Read more

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Gauteng government plans to publish expenditure reports each month from now on, ‘to enable oversight bodies and other interested stakeholders to properly scrutinise it’. Read more

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Western Cape minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier has welcomed the announcement by president Cyril Ramaphosa that the whole of South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 2. Read more

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Unemployment Insurance Fund has now disbursed R40 billion (US$2.3 billion) in temporary relief for workers impacted by a lockdown the government enforced to try and contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more

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Luckily for some industries, the speculations turned out to be true in previous lockdown easing announcements. Read more

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We asked Andrew Murray, vice-president of finance, Africa zone at AB InBev, whether it’s money that will now never be invested, Read more

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The Pineslopes Boulevard shopping centre in Fourways, Johannesburg, has added an outdoor big screen in its parking lot as an addition to the recently launched roadhouse-style Drive-in Diner. Read more

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