Mzwakhe Mbuli calls for SAMRO Board to be dissolved

The people’s poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, has called for the dissolution of the South African Music Rights Organization The people’s poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, has called for the dissolution of the South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) board following reports of financial mismanagement. Reports suggest that artists are not receiving their royalties and that some board members…

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Commissioner raises concerns over implementation, future of BEE

[File image]: Tshediso Matona is Head of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Commission The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commissioner has raised concerns on the adequate implementation and the future of Black Economic Empowerment in the country. The B-BBEE legislation was adopted through Section 9(2) of the Constitution to redress the socio-economic imbalances that were created…

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Informal traders express displeasure in VAT increase

Informal traders outside a mall 2 minutes Informal businesses in the Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape have expressed displeasure on the in the VAT increase proposed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. The Minister said a one-percentage point VAT increase has been envisaged over the next two years, meaning that another half a percentage…

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Ramaphosa warns 2030 development agenda at risk

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has told a Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Economy that the 2030 development agenda was in peril. The first-ever summit of its kind takes place on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. It aims to strengthen coordination between the UN…

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