Category Archives: COVID-19 UPDATES

Dear All, It felt like the other day that I sent out a circular but in reality it was just under 3 months ago. I have a few small firm changes to announce as well as discussing a few things which may be of interest to the really bored. To highlight the irrationality of the […]

Dear All, Well….we made it, and that’s testament only to the resilience and adaptability of mankind. I can safely say that this is by far the strangest year I have endured in my ½ century, and I think that’s probably a sentiment shared by most. I don’t want to dwell on the negative nor regurgitate […]

Dear All, Even just looking at day 117 in print makes life seem all the more surreal and it belies belief that during this time we mostly all have multiple facemasks at our disposal, have become sanitiser aficionados and all quote infection rates off the top of our head. Just over 6 months ago we […]

Dear All, Apologies for the lack of communication from us over the past few weeks, we have had our hands full, both chasing relief efforts in circles and assisting our clients where we can. Whilst this update is overdue, the past few weeks seem to reflect the uncertainty, in economic terms, which exists in everyone’s […]

Good Morning, As we face the beginning of another week under lockdown I thought I would bring some clarity to the temporary VAT period relief on offer from SARS. This was touched on in the last general newsletter but now has been put forward as a draft bill which we don’t expect to be changed. […]

Dear all, If you are anything like me you will find that time seems to have taken on different meaning. For someone who is ruled by deadlines, meeting times and due dates it’s all a bit surreal. This was especially highlighted to me yesterday as I was wondering why my office were ignoring my nagging […]

Dear All, Today should have been our last day of Lockdown, the extension while not unexpected has still been a bitter pill to swallow. I am going to mostly move away from Government relief to discuss a very contentious topic at the moment, and that is of property rentals. This is a double edged sword […]

Dear all, Apologies for being quiet on the update front but not only is it manic on our side but more importantly the rules and procedures are still changing daily, if not hourly. The Anton Rupert fund opened and closed 72 hours later after receiving over 10 000 applications and 2.8 billion in aid requests, […]

Dear all, In theory we have made it ⅓ of the way through lockdown and it’s a numbers game to see if the 21 days is an absolute or whether we will be seeing this extended. Whilst this rests in the hands of the gods protecting your business certainly doesn’t. Whilst we don’t have anything […]

Hello all, A quick update on developments of this morning. The South African Future Trust established by the Oppenheimer family has donated 1 Billion rand to assist with the fallout of COVID-19. Our 4 main banks are administering the issuing of 5 year interest free loans to qualifying entities to assist them get through COVID-19 […]