AFRICA

[Egypt] Minimum wage rise for public sector employees from July 2025 [Egypt] Minimum wage rise for public sector employees from July 2025

Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk announced the wage hike on March 31, confirming that the country’s lowest job grade is set...
07 Apr 2025

[South Africa] ANC and Democratic Alliance yet to reach budget pact [South Africa] ANC and Democratic Alliance yet to reach budget pact

Negotiations between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance have stretched over weeks.
02 Apr 2025

[Kenya] KRA to simplify PAYE returns with digital filing options [Kenya] KRA to simplify PAYE returns with digital filing options

KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga stated that the intricate PAYE system discourages compliance and creates an administrative burden for small...
02 Apr 2025

[Kenya] Little launches MySalary earned wage access platform [Kenya] Little launches MySalary earned wage access platform

MySalary is a nano-lending platform that will allow employees to access salary advances based on the number of days they...
14 Mar 2025

[South Africa] Adjustments to earnings threshold [South Africa] Adjustments to earnings threshold

Workers whose salaries have increased beyond R21,200 per month in 2025 will lose certain automatic protections.  
11 Mar 2025

[South Africa] Finance minister forced to delay budget after tax row [South Africa] Finance minister forced to delay budget after tax row

The Finance Minister’s inability to table the budget shocked the nation; such a failure hasn’t happened since the end of...
03 Mar 2025

[Ghana] Key players in NSA payroll scandal flee to non-extradition countries [Ghana] Key players in NSA payroll scandal flee to non-extradition countries

Mr Kwakye Ofosu told Ghanaians that the government is actively pursuing legal measures to bring these individuals back.
03 Mar 2025