5 things happening in South Africa you need to know about
·14 Jan 2016
Need to catch up on the biggest news stories of the day? Here’s the BusinessTech wrap:
- The Independent Electoral Committee (IEC) has announced when South Africans can register to vote for the 2016 Municipal Elections which are expected to take place around the middle of the year.
- Economist Dawie Roodt has laid out the five biggest factors currently beating down the South African economy – adding that getting rid of President Jacob Zuma would be a good start to fixing things.
- President Zuma has signed two new controversial tax amendments into law, which will impact providence funds and retirement schemes – be sure to check out how you may be affected.
- With school leavers flocking to universities across South Africa to further their education, data from PayScale shows which degrees have the most earning potential when they graduate.
- The South African Weather Service has released data showing that the country has experienced its driest year in over a century. This as the country continues to be pummeled by ongoing drought conditions across the land.
In case you missed it – here’s what South Africa’s banks will be charging you for transactions in 2016.
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