Flash Briefing: Greedy Eskom staff demand 15% pay hikes; B4SA roll out vaccines; jail for tax errors; expect US boom

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* #Eskom workers are seeking 15% wage increases, even though the utility is struggling to pay its bills and repay debt of about R465bn - and inflation is at a much more modest 3%.
* As the government fails to roll out #COVID vaccinations en masse, South Africa’s biggest business grouping has said it will help develop private industry’s capacity to administer 160,000 coronavirus vaccinations a day.
* A new set of tax law amendments make it possible for the South African Revenue Service to impose criminal sanctions on taxpayers who neglect their tax affairs, reports MyBroadband.co.za.
* The global economy is showing signs of recovery after a year of business shut downs, with forecasts of a two-year US boom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Apr 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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