by sundelbolong | Jun 5, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The SA Reserve Bank again purchased over R10 billion worth of SA government bonds in May, as it continues to inject liquidity into the market amid the economic shock of the Covid-19 pandemic. The central bank purchased R10.2 billion in government bonds on the...
by sundelbolong | Jun 4, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The state is set to argue in an upcoming court case that lost sin taxes from tobacco sales are outweighed by the health risks that smoking poses. The sale of cigarettes and tobacco products have been banned since the start of the nationwide lockdown in late March. ...
by sundelbolong | May 28, 2020 | Business & Finance News
South Africa is seeking investments from multilateral lenders, commercial banks and pension funds in what a senior ANC official says will be a $20.5 billion (roughly R350 billion at current exchange rates) infrastructure program. The program will focus on...
by sundelbolong | May 27, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The government has for the first time published its comprehensive case for banning the sale of tobacco products during the lockdown, saying emerging research shows smoking leads to more severe cases of Covid-19. The state laid out its arguments in court papers filed...
by sundelbolong | May 12, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Government has agreed to provide the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association with reasons for maintaining its ban on cigarette and tobacco product sales under level 4 of the lockdown. The association, whose members include cigarette makers Carnilinx and Gold Leaf...
