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Making headlines: Water tanks delivered across Gauteng, Treasury introduces tax subsidies to mitigate impact of Covid-19 and, Mali holds election despite coronavirus and insurgency

 

Water tanks delivered across Gauteng

The Department of Water and Sanitation on Monday reported the delivery of another 100 water tanks to needy communities in Soweto.

Amid a national lockdown and an increasing number of Covid-19 cases, the DWS has been deploying water tanks to vulnerable communities to allow them access to water to wash their hands during the pandemic.

Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu in a statement says  her department is one of the frontline government departments working to ensure that the country is not catastrophically overwhelmed by the virus.

 

Treasury introduces tax subsidies to mitigate impact of Covid-19

Treasury has announced a tax subsidy for some employers, among measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy.

Treasury said the measures, effective from April 1, were over and above the tax proposals made in the 2020 budget review last month.

The Treasury is introducing a tax subsidy to employers of up to R500 per month for the next four months for those private sector employees earning below R6 500.

This arrangement would help over four-million workers.

 

Mali holds election despite coronavirus and insurgency

Mali held its long-delayed parliamentary election on Sunday despite an insurgency in its central and northern regions, concerns about coronavirus and the recent kidnapping of the main opposition leader.

The election, originally scheduled for 2018, has been postponed twice because of intensifying violence in parts of Mali where the government struggles to suppress jihadist groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State.

Mali had confirmed 20 cases of coronavirus and its first death from the disease as of Sunday morning.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines

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