by Ben Pieters | Jul 27, 2020 | Covid-19
As of today, all public schools are closed again. How on earth does Ramaphosa and his CC expect ten of thousands of families to suddenly make arrangements for their kids to stay at home while both parents have to go to work? Yep, no thought was given to their...
by Ben Pieters | Apr 21, 2020 | Covid-19, For:Sight
Yesterday 20 April the good Dr NDZ, CogTA Minister of South Africa, issued amended regulations under the Disaster Management Act 2002. The amendment regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) seeks to clarify the exclusion of hot cooked food from the classification...
by Ben Pieters | Apr 18, 2020 | Covid-19, For:Sight
Minister Kubayi-Ngubane (Business Day 17 April) has seen fit to personally attack those opposed to her decision to use the B-BBEE framework as a basis for allocating the Department’s relief funds. “….the department of tourism decided to provide...
by Ben Pieters | Apr 16, 2020 | Covid-19, For:Sight
According to a Moneyweb article the Temporary Covid-19 scheme has only paid out R460m to distressed companies as at 15 April 2020. This is despite looming payment dates for many employers. Only businesses that have had to partially or completely close their...
by Ben Pieters | Apr 13, 2020 | Covid-19, For:Sight
According to both BusinessLive and BusinessInsider of 12 April 2020, Dis-Chem, in a move expected to cause ructions in the already distressed commercial property sector, has embarked on a rental go-slow, according to shopping centre owners – even though it...