Hiring drive at Home Affairs – thousands scramble for a job
The Department of Employment and Labour says that 85,820 people applied for the 10,000 positions that opened up to handle the digitisation of records at the Department of Home Affairs – but only 23,374 qualified to be assessed and interviewed. Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi…
SARS is shifting its focus to come after these taxpayers
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is on a wealth crackdown and plans to use new methods of tracking funds to discourage and mitigate financial crime. Over the past few months, the taxman has been targeting ‘unexplained wealth’ in South Africa and has been sending…
This is the physical test you need to pass to be a firefighter in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Service is actively hiring firefighters to fill 120 seasonal positions. As part of the City’s annual recruitment drive – it aims to strengthen the City’s defences against vegetation fires between November and April. ‘The Fire & Rescue…
Warning over South Africa’s shrinking tax base
South Africa’s tax base is shrinking, and the South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) is going after those who are taxpayers harder, says Keith Engel, the chief executive officer at the South African Institute for Tax Professionals (SAITP). Speaking to 702, Engel said that in the…
South Africa’s most expensive foreign residences – including an embassy on Third Avenue in New York
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has published a list of the 10 most expensive chanceries, official residences, and staff housing abroad. Official residences are locations rented or owned by the South African government where officials and other dignitaries reside while conducting their business…
New hate speech laws coming for South Africa – including legal trouble for WhatsApp messages
Parliament’s portfolio committee on justice and correctional services has responded to public comments on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crime and the Hate Speech Bill. The bill outlines the criminal offence of hate crime and hate speech in South Africa. It also outlines the…
Big changes proposed for R350 grant in South Africa
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) has rejected proposals from National Treasury to replace the R350 social distress relief grant (SRD) in South Africa with one or more new grants, which it says will exclude the poor and vulnerable from collecting it. Citing a presentation…
Ramaphosa asks municipalities to stop stealing money and to fix potholes
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on mayors, executive mayors and other local government officials to ‘gets back to basics’ and win back the trust of the South African people. This means steering away from self-enrichment, political squabbles and to redouble efforts to deliver services. The…
New online gambling laws proposed for South Africa
The draft Remote Gambling Bill has been published for public comment in South Africa, aiming to legalise and regulate online gambling in the country. The private members’ bill has been put forward by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), which wants to establish a legal basis…
New smart centre for driving licence renewals in South Africa – how to use it
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has launched its second ‘Smart’ Driver’s Licence Testing Centre (DLTC) at the Gautrain station in Centurion. The new centre is part of a partnership with the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA), which aims to eventually offer licensing services at…
South Africa’s R22 million mega-flag project is dead
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, says that the controversial ‘mega flag’ project that would cost the country R22 million to construct has been stopped. Speaking to the parliamentary portfolio committee on sports, arts and culture on Friday (9 September), Mthethwa said that…
Major driving licence fraud flagged in South Africa
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has concluded an investigation into corruption at its Drivers Licence Testing Centres (DLTC) – revealing major fraud and corruption by its own employees and criminals. Gauteng transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo said that the investigation focused specifically on instances…