By Saadiyah Kadwa The COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) was amended on April 8th, following complaints that the Scheme was not accessible as it was only available to businesses in financial distress, which incidentally, was not defined in the directive. The amended TERS directive allows for employers who have had to close their businesses, […]
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Simone Gray For many South Africans, there is not a fear of dying of COVID-19 but a very real fear of dying of hunger as a result of loss of income during the lockdown period and beyond. People who work in the informal sector have been particularly hard hit by lockdown regulations, causing widespread food […]
Pursuant to the lockdown Regulations made under section 27 (2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002): Measures to Prevent and Combat the Spread of Covid-19, the Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshaveni issued directives in terms of regulation 10 (8). These directives are set to regulate informal trading […]
Earlier this week, the President announced a 21 days lockdown which took effect at midnight on Thursday 26 March, as part of measures to control and limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Here is what you can do during the lockdown Seek Medical care Buy groceries Go to the pharmacy Access banking services Buy […]