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Tourism minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says that her department will submit a plan on the recovery of South Africa’s tourism sector to cabinet shortly – including the reopening of international travel.
In a national press club meeting on Friday (4 September), Kubayi-Ngubane said that the plan will focus on the continued growth of the domestic tourism industry as well as the restarting of the international tourism industry.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/tre...-borders-soon-minister/?utm_source=newsletter
In a national press club meeting on Friday (4 September), Kubayi-Ngubane said that the plan will focus on the continued growth of the domestic tourism industry as well as the restarting of the international tourism industry.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/tre...-borders-soon-minister/?utm_source=newsletter
Ya, I like a bit of Trance now and then
You forgot the 'bakkie vapes'.
Lehkha!
Yeah I'm still waiting on their website
That post the other day said it will be up in 24 hours. Been a good 100 hours since then
One way to ensure you don't get business - overcommit and then forget to deliver
Been refreshing that page daily, still nothing. Not a good start.
Cigarette, alcohol ban burnt a R12bn hole in Sars’ pocket
https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/news/...s-pocket-1373c77e-0be0-4fb6-967e-216e623beb7b
4 Sept. 2020
"The banning of the sale of alcohol and tobacco products during the first three levels of the Covid-19 lockdown has cost the government at least R12 billion in lost revenue.
Addressing the South African National Editors’ Forum yesterday, SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter said that while he was not prepared to pass judgement on the government’s decision to prohibit the sale of these goods, the consequence had been “a devastating loss of revenue”.
Although estimates of at least R10bn in lost taxes over the past four months had been reported so far, this figure did not include downstream taxes. Many were still to file their corporate tax returns and Kieswetter expected the overall effect to add another R2bn to the current estimate, bringing the total in lost revenue to at least R12bn.
“But the real tragedy is that people did not go without. They simply went to the illicit economy to obtain what they needed. The (problem) it presents for us is that those illegal operators have now embedded themselves in the system.
“They used this opportunity to market themselves, to expand their customer bases. Honest people who would otherwise buy legally were forced to buy illegally. It will take us years to reverse the unintended consequences of the alcohol and cigarette ban,” he said. ... "
https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/news/...s-pocket-1373c77e-0be0-4fb6-967e-216e623beb7b
4 Sept. 2020
"The banning of the sale of alcohol and tobacco products during the first three levels of the Covid-19 lockdown has cost the government at least R12 billion in lost revenue.
Addressing the South African National Editors’ Forum yesterday, SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter said that while he was not prepared to pass judgement on the government’s decision to prohibit the sale of these goods, the consequence had been “a devastating loss of revenue”.
Although estimates of at least R10bn in lost taxes over the past four months had been reported so far, this figure did not include downstream taxes. Many were still to file their corporate tax returns and Kieswetter expected the overall effect to add another R2bn to the current estimate, bringing the total in lost revenue to at least R12bn.
“But the real tragedy is that people did not go without. They simply went to the illicit economy to obtain what they needed. The (problem) it presents for us is that those illegal operators have now embedded themselves in the system.
“They used this opportunity to market themselves, to expand their customer bases. Honest people who would otherwise buy legally were forced to buy illegally. It will take us years to reverse the unintended consequences of the alcohol and cigarette ban,” he said. ... "
That’s direct taxation only. The entire downstream loss was estimated at about R96 billion. Appalling.
Feels like a ''TOLD YOU SO'' situation...funny but not HA HA funny.
Lately here in my valley there seems to be a F you situation , public drinking , clubs open long past 10 and lots of ppl walking around without even the mask around the neck fashion , with the Norwood police station not a kilometer away . We have masks in our cars , masks in the house and even spare masks tied to the car keys , just for ''in case'' . Seems like rules are only applicable to some ... The only SANDF personnel I've ever seen is at the doors at JHB Gen , when I fetch my meds .
I went to a pharmacy the other day, the pharmacist wasn't wearing a mask. I think everyone thinks it is "over", the fact that there has been several (albeit very very low numbers of) re-infections over seas (confirmed via DNA testing), shows that wave one isn't even over yet, and a new surge will start at some point, as long as people keep doing stupid shit.
As I stated before this thing is with us now, sure it will drop in severity (which has been happening overseas too, weaker strains are naturally boiling to the top), but as we continue to not just practice a small amount of hygiene we will have it smoldering for a while.
HEADS UP GUYS !
The new expiration dates for licences which originally expired during the lockdown period are shown below:
The new expiration dates for licences which originally expired during the lockdown period are shown below:
- 31 August 2020 – All motor vehicle licence discs, temporary permits and roadworthy certificates that expired between 26 March 2020 and 31 May 2020.
- 30 November 2020 – Motor trade number licences that expired between 26 March 2020 and 31 May 2020.
- 31 January 2021 – All learner’s licences, driving licence cards, temporary driving licences and professional driving permits that expired between 26 March 2020 and 31 August 2020.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/moto...th-african-drivers.html?utm_source=newsletter
This is what it’s like going to a cinema in South Africa under lockdown level 2
https://businesstech.co.za/news/lif...is-is-what-it-was-like/?utm_source=newsletter
https://businesstech.co.za/news/lif...is-is-what-it-was-like/?utm_source=newsletter
In Bangladesh, novel coronavirus is mutating nearly twice the global average: study
https://bdnews24.com/coronavirus-pa...utating-nearly-twice-the-global-average-study
https://bdnews24.com/coronavirus-pa...utating-nearly-twice-the-global-average-study
The sooner South Africa moves to a level 1 lockdown the better: Mkhize
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that South Africa has passed the first wave of positive Covid-19 cases, but warned that citizens should continue to remain cautious to prevent a resurgence.
Speaking in a series of interviews with the media on Monday morning (7 September), the minister said that the latest data shows a clear improvement for the country.
“We never actually knew what to expect, and the reality is that we can now safely say we are over the surge. There were days we used have 11,000 people who were positive and now today we see numbers around 2,000.
“We are not over the worst yet. We are worried about what may happen in terms of a resurgence in the country,” he said.
Mkhize said the sooner the country can reduce the level of restrictions, the better.
“It would have been logical that from level 3 to level 2, there would have been an increase in numbers; it didn’t happen. We don’t want to make conclusions, because we have seen what happened in other countries where there was a lull for a few weeks before a resurgence,” he said.
“The sooner we can get to level one the better. The sooner we have a normal economy the better. It is better for the country. We are hoping South Africans will understand that to get there, we have to make sure we are just as cautious in level two, so that there is no resurgence.”
https://businesstech.co.za/news/tre...down-the-better-mkhize/?utm_source=newsletter
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that South Africa has passed the first wave of positive Covid-19 cases, but warned that citizens should continue to remain cautious to prevent a resurgence.
Speaking in a series of interviews with the media on Monday morning (7 September), the minister said that the latest data shows a clear improvement for the country.
“We never actually knew what to expect, and the reality is that we can now safely say we are over the surge. There were days we used have 11,000 people who were positive and now today we see numbers around 2,000.
“We are not over the worst yet. We are worried about what may happen in terms of a resurgence in the country,” he said.
Mkhize said the sooner the country can reduce the level of restrictions, the better.
“It would have been logical that from level 3 to level 2, there would have been an increase in numbers; it didn’t happen. We don’t want to make conclusions, because we have seen what happened in other countries where there was a lull for a few weeks before a resurgence,” he said.
“The sooner we can get to level one the better. The sooner we have a normal economy the better. It is better for the country. We are hoping South Africans will understand that to get there, we have to make sure we are just as cautious in level two, so that there is no resurgence.”
https://businesstech.co.za/news/tre...down-the-better-mkhize/?utm_source=newsletter
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