05 May 2020
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Tito Mboweni would’ve allowed
cigarettes and alcohol “ During a joint virtual meeting of parliament’s various financial committees, Mboweni indicated that he would have allowed the continued sale of tobacco and alcoholic beverages, but that he had to support the cabinet’s collective decision.” Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, has revealed that he does not agree with the decision to continue the ban on alcohol and cigarette sales as the country moves to a level 4 National lockdown. Edward Kieswetter, the SARS commissioner, also told MP’s that the taxman has lost R1.5 billion in tax revenue since the beginning of the lockdown. He said that this revenue could have been generated from the sale of alcohol and tobacco products. During a joint virtual meeting of parliament’s various financial committees, Mboweni indicated that he would have allowed the continued sale of tobacco and alcoholic beverages, but that he had to support the cabinet’s collective decision. “I didn’t like the continuous ban on tobacco and alcohol but I lost the debate and therefore I have to toe the line,” Mboweni said. “I know I’m losing a lot of revenue in the middle of being under pressure to spend but nevertheless that’s a decision of cabinet and I have to fall in line if want to (continue being) a member of the executive. If you can’t fall in line you must leave, so one has to fall in line in that regard.”
Mboweni also said that the Treasury expected tax revenue collection to drop by 32% or more as the coronavirus pandemic continues to decimate the economy. This means government would have to borrow more money to finance its expenditure programs. According to Kieswetter SARS is already down R13bn on revenue due to the sluggish economy and this was likely to deteriorate further. “This is driven mainly by VAT, excise, by import duties and by pay as you earn and I have to indicate that this will get significantly worse once the tax relief measures kick in because that then introduces further deferral of some of these payments, and so we anticipate a significant decline in tax revenue purely driven by the state of the economy as well as the tax relief measures that government has announced.” Kieswetter said that government had lost a considerable revenue source by continuing the ban on alcohol and tobacco. “I can share with the committee that months to date, in terms of beer sales, we have under recovered R664m, in terms of wine we’ve under recovered almost R300m, spirits just over R400m
and cigarettes just over R300m. “So year to date our under-recovery from these activities is one and a half billion and we’re just through the first month,” he said, and also stated that they were concerned that the illicit trade was flourishing during the lockdown as people were looking elsewhere for these products. With regards to the government’s decision to approach the IMF for a US$4.2 billion loan facility, Mboweni said that government would do so without entering into discussions on conditionalities with
the global finance institution. “We’ve not begun any negotiations, it’s a long process which will take us a number of weeks to get into. We’ve not closed the window, it’s something we should still look into. “Will there be any conditions attached? My understanding is, there will be no conditions attached. In fact I’m not interested in discussing any conditionalities with the IMF. “We know what to do for our economy and we’ll do what we can ourselves, so I’m not interested in discussions on conditionalities.”
LOCKDOWN! 5 weke al Mense dit is moeilik. Toe Vrydagoggend uiteindelik aanbreek en ons weer kan uitgaan, het ek en Gysie al 05:30 reggestaan om bietjie te stap. Wat ‘n heerlike ervaring was dit nie. Maar die res van die grendelstaat? Die totale isolasie? Veral die eerste week onder slot en grendel? Ingehok soos ‘n aap in die dieretuin. Alles wat ons as vanselfsprekend aanvaar het vantevore, is skielik net weg. Jy kan nie gaan stap of fietsry nie, jy mag net winkels toe gaan as jou kos klaar is of jou pille op is, en as Jan van die dak af foeter omdat hy die DSTV skottel wou regskuif na die wind hom skeef gewaai het, dan is dit ‘n mediesenoodgeval en toelaatbaar. Skielik is alledaagse take tien keer meer intens. Jong, ek het sekerlik al ‘n duisend keer kos gemaak vandat die president sy afkondiging gemaak het! Dan is daar natuurlik die daaglikse huistakies. Vloer vee en was, afstof, skottelgoed was, wasgoed was… Wasgoed was. En dan reën dit! Vir 5 dae aan mekaar! Kyk, ek gee nie om oor die reën nie, ek is inteendeel baie dankbaar daarvoor. Maar as jy die dag wil wasgoed was, dan terg die motreën jou darem maar vreeslik. So wat doen ek? Ek maak ‘n plan. Gysie trek die karre uit die motorhuis en span vir my tou. Ek gaan haal die staanwaaier en positioneer die ding dat hy mooi tussen al die wasgoed sal inwaai soos ‘n lekker somerbriesie.
“Tieng-tiengelieng!” sing die wasgoedmasjien vir my. Die eerste bondel wasgoed is klaar. Haal dit uit, sit die volgende bondel in, gryp die wasgoedpennetjies, stsp motorhuis toe. Daar gekom gaan staan ek onder die temporêre wasgoedlyn en kyk op. My 1.63m lyf gaan nooit by daai lyn bykom nie! So stap ek maar weer terug in en gaan haal die trapleer. O gonna, hier kom moeilikheid… Nou kyk, as jy nog nooit moes wasgoed ophang met die hulp van ‘n leer nie, dan weet jy nie wat harde werk is nie. Jy kan sommer jou lidmaatskap by die gym gaan kanselleer en liewers dít doen! Hier is jou oefen program: * Buk af en kry kledingstuk. * Klim op met leer. * Besef jy het die pennetjies vergeet. * Klim af met leer. * Gryp ‘n paar wasgoedpennetjies. * Klim op met leer. * Trap halfpad op jou japon vas. * Swaai jou arms soos ‘n dronk panda en gee ‘n bloedstollende gil tot jy jou balans terugkry. * Staan 2 minute stil en haal diep asem tot jou hart ophou klop in jou keel. * Hang die kledingstuk op met ‘n gestrek, want jy het die leer te ver van die lyn af geplaas. * Klim af en mis die onderste trappie heeltemal, wat veroorsaak dat jy amper plat op jou bas gaan sit. * Herhaal. Toe daai eerste bondel klaar op die draad is, hier “tieng-tiengelieng!” die tweede bondel uit die waskamer. Wat?! Hoe kan 45 minute al klaar verby wees? Daar staan ek al swoegend en swetend in die motorhuis en oordenk net hoe nodig dit is vir ons om skoon klere te dra as ons in elk geval nêrens kan heen gaan nie. Met ‘n sug en ‘n oorweldigende lus om aan die tjank te gaan, gaan haal ek die tweede bondel uit. En weet julle wat het ek hieruit geleer? Waardeer jou huishulp, sy werk vrek hard! Respekteer die huisvrou, sy werk vrek hard! Huiswerk is nie vir sissies nie!
This new Facebook Group is growing with 50,000 members a day. “Shut SA Down” was formed on the 20th February 2020 and has grown from zero to over 100, 000 members, and it is not slowing down. Morne Swart, which formed this group, has only one focus and this is to unify South Africans by making their voices heard. Swart wants South Africa to know, that “Shut SA Down” is not based on hate but rather productive action. “This is not a hate group. We have one and only one purpose to bring South Africa to a standstill until we the public are heard. We are tired of the violence, rape and murder in our country. This group will only discuss protest action. And we will protest by shutting SA down. No work, no school, nothing. Our children are more important than a days work. Let’s shut SA down. And if they don’t listen, we will shut South Africa down for two days, and then three days. We are tired South Africa. The time is now.” In the past couple of weeks South Africans have started important conversations about the state of the nation on various Facebook pages. Some are good, some are bad, but South Africa has a common goal, by making South Africa better. Here are some other Facebook groups
everyone is talking about. #SouthAfricaThroughALens “This group is all about YOUR “ POSITIVE” perspective through either the lens of your phone or camera. Negative posts are not tolerated. Let’s show the world what we in SA are surrounded by relating to beauty!!” #ImStayingToo “This is a group for South Africans from all walks of life who want to contribute to creating a society where everyone is equal and respected. Feel free to discuss anything you like. We are not the thought police. If you are racist, homophobe, misogynist, and believe in holding hands and singing Kumbaya while pretending everything is great, then you should go to the other group. This is an Inclusive group, so post will not require approval.” Conversations For A Just South Africa “While we love the idea of positivity is needed for social cohesion, we also acknowledge that some difficult and painful conversations need to happen for meaningful change to occur. This is a collaborative space for social learning to occur. We are unapologetically, Intersectional, antiracist, and egalitarian. All faiths welcome, but we are secular.” Source: Goodguythings
Violent crimes dropped since nationwide lockdown
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grievous bodily harm declined from 2,673 to 456. Car and truck hijacking, business robberies, and house robberies declined from 8,853 to 2,098. One exception is domestic abuse and gender-based violence, where the number of complaints remained high.
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05 May 2020
2020 Comrades Marathon postponed due to COVID-19
Athletics SA confirmed that with the lockdown in South Africa
the management of the virus allow such a move under guidance
extended until the 30th of April, it had taken the decision to
from Government.
postpone the ultra marathon which was scheduled to be held
Comrades Marathon Association Chairperson Cheryl Winn said
on the 14th of June.
their position is that there is no priority greater than the health,
ASA President Aleck Skhosana said that in compliance, the
safety and welfare of the runners, volunteers, supporters,
suspension of all athletics activities is therefore also extended. He
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said the Comrades Marathon was being postponed to a suitable
She pledged the Association’s total cooperation and support for
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ASA towards restoring some sort of equilibrium to the sport of
Comrades Marathon Association as soon as conditions around
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AmaZulu FC facing pay cuts The Durban based AmaZulu have applied for various emergency relief funds to avoid staff salary cuts. Club manager, Lunga Sokhela said that they have considered different avenues in an effort to ensure that players are paid in full, “We’ve applied for the Temporary Employment Funds under UIF. The President (Cyril Ramaphosa) did speak about the R200 billion relief fund. We will be also applying for that. We’ve considered all the avenues and we are doing our best to try and make sure that we keep things afloat.” Sokhela said. “We are doing whatever it takes to protect everybody involved. I think we’ve got a very good group of players that understand the situation for what it is. At the end of the day, the survival of the club is of utmost importance beyond this Covid-19. We are employed by the club and it allows us to put food on the table. There’s no use in straining the club and tomorrow you are at the stage where you don’t have a club. They’ve taken a very mature stance.” With more than half a dozen matches to play, Usuthu still have a chance to climb out of their second from the bottom position. “This is not only affecting AmaZulu football club but it will also affect other clubs. We are doing this to make sure that we still have an industry tomorrow,” Sokhela explained. “It is unpleasant times. The reality is that in South African football most clubs rely on the income generated by football owners through their businesses. If that income is not there it does affect the clubs. We understand that players have families to take care of. It is unfortunate that the club’s memo that was intended for our staff was leaked to the media. “The reality is that we have to be responsible because after Covid-19 we have to come back to a functioning industry. It is a step taken to make sure that we stay afloat so that we can have football even after Covid-19,” Sokhela said.