JUST IN: The constitutional court has dismissed Public Protector Busiswe Mkhwebane's application to appeal a high court ruling which said she has no powers to subpoena confidential taxpayer information
#PublicProtector Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga says Mkhwebane could have asked for the tax information she required from former President Jacob Zuma. He says Zuma did not mind handing over the details.
#PublicProtector Madlanga says SARS has the right to withhold confidential taxpayer information in the face of a subpoena by Mkhwebane.
Happening: President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation from the Union Buildings in Pretoria on the country's response plan to #COVID19.
Ramaphosa says he's alarmed by the dramatic spike in infections. The country now sits on a cumulative total of 866,127 cases. #COVID19
Ramaphosa: Given the rate of infections - there's every possibility that if we don't act immediately, the second wave will be more severe than the first. #COVID19
#BASA The Beer Association of South Africa is hosting a virtual press conference to announce the stringent measures its members have put in place to ensure consumer safety this festive season. Follow @JacaNews for the live updates.
#BASA SA Tourism CEO Sisa Ntshona emphasizes that the Covid-19 is a “global pandemic”.
“We have an office in Germany and they have gone into a lockdown from 10 December until 10 January. No one is allowed to leave.”
#BASA Ntshona says SA’s Covid-19 approach is “risk adjusted”.
“When the numbers change, then the approach is also adjusted.”
#Dirco Minister, Naledi Pandor is currently briefing the media on international relations cooperation highlights in 2020 as well as upcoming events in 2021.
#Dirco | Pandor: The AU has also developed a vaccine strategy for the continent, and established a COVID-19 African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), in support of the Africa Vaccine Strategy tasked to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are available for Africans.
#Dirco | Pandor says that there are fears that the richer countries may hoard vaccine stocks and use intellectual property rights to block access of vaccines to developing countries.