SARS pays back R10bn, but some taxpayers’ refunds are being withheld

Taxpayers should inform SARS if they have been unemployed for a full year or longer, to avoid being flagged as non-compliant.

Is ‘long Covid’ the result of people electing to vaccinate?

If you look at readers’ comments on Monday’s article, many think it is.

Higher death rate among younger, upper-income earners – Discovery data

Another trend is the marked increase in death claims due to heart conditions and cancer.

Booster shot is particularly effective in protecting against severe Covid outcomes, says Discovery

Vaccination is less effective at preventing contracting the Omicron variant, compared with previous variants of Covid-19, but still provides excellent protection against severe illness and death, particularly if one has a booster shot. […]

Covid in South Africa: what to expect in the short and long term

In light of the approaching winter months, combined with the recent lifting of the national disaster act, South Africans have anxiously been watching an increase in Covid infections. The Conversation Africa spoke to […]

Life insurers ‘need to rethink their underwriting’ to cope with increase in non-communicable diseases

The growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), coupled with an increase in the life expectancy of South Africans, means that life insurers need to rethink or innovate their underwriting processes. This is one […]

Managing long COVID in the workplace

ENSafrica recently published an interesting article on one of the after-effects of Covid termed “Long COVID” and provided some proactive measures that employers can take to identify and manage it in the workplace. […]