Former Minister Pravin Gordhan Dies Aged 75 – Gordhan passed away on Friday at the age of 75 after being hospitalised on Tuesday. [ewn]
SARS Scores Massive Retirement Fund Payday – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it has received a total 161,607 tax directive applications related to the new two-pot retirement system, amounting to R4.1 billion. [businesstech]
Japan Scramble Jets As Russia Circles Country – Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian aircraft flew around the archipelago for the first time in five years, Tokyo said Friday. [enca]
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen Asks Roman Cabanac To Step Down As Chief Of Staff – Asked for the reason for his decision, Steenhuisen said it was clear that the controversy around the right-leaning podcaster’s appointment was “detracting from the excellent work this department is doing”. [news24]
From KFC, Laptops To TVs, South Africans Reveal What They Will Spend Their Two-Pot Money On – Following the implementation of the two-pot retirement system on September 1, 2024, different entities have revealed the various amounts of money that people are withdrawing from their savings pots, but what are they spending the money on? [iol]
South African Online Store Shuts Its Doors – Online store Snatcher has closed down after more than eight years in business. [mybroadband]
China Could Soon Have More Pets Than Toddlers. Why That’s A Headache For Beijing – After ending the one-child policy in 2016 and making yet another major birth policy shift in 2021, the government now wants couples to have three children. But Beijing hasn’t been as successful in driving up births as it was in deterring them. [cnn]
