With a few days left until the end of tax season 2016, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is calling on the public to avoid a last day rush.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced that from 1 April, government will freeze appointments to non-critical vacant posts, as part of measures to contain costs. 

“There is a persistent shortage of skills in the South African construction industry,” according to Allen Bodill, Executive Director of the Master Builders Association Western Cape (MBAWC).

International Trade Administration Commission is facing legal action by a Pakistani cement firm.