AFRICA

[Egypt] Customs-free car import scheme for expats raises $385 million

[Egypt] Customs-free car import scheme for expats raises $385 million [Egypt] Customs-free car import scheme for expats raises $385 million

The deadline for applying for the initiative will be May 14, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said, noting that there...
11 Apr 2023
[Ghana] Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will reward payroll whistleblowers

[Ghana] Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will reward payroll whistleblowers [Ghana] Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will reward payroll whistleblowers

In March, the Commission announced that it would embark on a national payroll monitoring exercise in accordance with the Act...
06 Apr 2023
[South Africa] SARS focusing on remote workers and foreign employers

[South Africa] SARS focusing on remote workers and foreign employers [South Africa] SARS focusing on remote workers and foreign employers

However, there are currently some inconsistencies in the legislation covering the obligations of foreign employers.
30 Mar 2023
[Egypt] LE 150 billion package for annual state pension and minimum wage rise

[Egypt] LE 150 billion package for annual state pension and minimum wage rise [Egypt] LE 150 billion package for annual state pension and minimum wage rise

The decisions come as part of state efforts to contain the largest portion possible of the global inflation wave and...
06 Mar 2023
[Kenya] Probe launched into sex abuse allegations at UK tea firms

[Kenya] Probe launched into sex abuse allegations at UK tea firms [Kenya] Probe launched into sex abuse allegations at UK tea firms

More than 70 women working in the plantations in Kenya’s Rift Valley revealed that they had been sexually abused by...
24 Feb 2023
[Sierra Leone] Landmark law to protect women’s rights

[Sierra Leone] Landmark law to protect women’s rights [Sierra Leone] Landmark law to protect women’s rights

30 per cent of government and private sector jobs in the country will be reserved for women under the new...
24 Jan 2023
[South Africa] 5 payroll trends for 2023 and beyond

[South Africa] 5 payroll trends for 2023 and beyond [South Africa] 5 payroll trends for 2023 and beyond

SARS’ ambitious Vision 2024 envisages dispensing with filing season in favour of a more real-time approach to personal tax.
20 Jan 2023
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