AFRICA

[Tunisia] Mandatory quarantine for expats at an end

[Tunisia] Mandatory quarantine for expats at an end [Tunisia] Mandatory quarantine for expats at an end

Tunisia has announced an end to the mandatory quarantine, in hotels at their own expense, for Tunisians returning from abroad.
22 Jun 2020
[Uganda] Proposed stimulus measures do not go far enough

[Uganda] Proposed stimulus measures do not go far enough [Uganda] Proposed stimulus measures do not go far enough

On June 4 in his State of the Nation address, President Museveni outlined measures that his government will implement to...
16 Jun 2020
[Uganda] Private sector now wants total waiver of PAYE

[Uganda] Private sector now wants total waiver of PAYE [Uganda] Private sector now wants total waiver of PAYE

Private sector players who initially proposed a deferral of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax are now asking for a...
12 Jun 2020
[Kenya] Revenue authority release new tax rates at President’s urging

[Kenya] Revenue authority release new tax rates at President’s urging [Kenya] Revenue authority release new tax rates at President’s urging

The release of the new rates follows Parliament finally enacting into law reduced rates of tax on April 22 which...
06 May 2020
[South Africa] President and his cabinet donate salaries to coronavirus fund

[South Africa] President and his cabinet donate salaries to coronavirus fund [South Africa] President and his cabinet donate salaries to coronavirus fund

South Africa’s President and members of his cabinet have agreed to donate a third of their salaries as a gesture...
29 Apr 2020
[South Africa] What the law tells employers about paying workers during lockdown

[South Africa] What the law tells employers about paying workers during lockdown [South Africa] What the law tells employers about paying workers during lockdown

One direct effect of the COVID-19 crisis is that a number of employees have stopped rendering services because the lockdown...
22 Apr 2020
[Nigeria] Organised Labour suspends strike over non-implementation of minimum wage

[Nigeria] Organised Labour suspends strike over non-implementation of minimum wage [Nigeria] Organised Labour suspends strike over non-implementation of minimum wage

The suspension was announced in a statement by Mr Yakubu Garba - Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) -...
17 Feb 2020
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