Weekly Political and Economic Review 20 November 2020

In last week’s political and economic headlines we covered:

Policy/Legislative Updates
- Committee Calls for the Implementation of the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act
- National Assembly Passes the Rates and Monetary Amounts Bill and Two Tax Bills
- Committee Adopts Report on the 2020 Division of Revenue Second Amendment Bill
- Electoral Laws Amendment Bill
President Cyril Ramaphosa leads SA delegation at BRICS Summit
South Africa Investment Conference 2020
Reserve Bank Keeps the Repo Rate Unchanged at 3.5%
State Capture Commission
- Chief Justice, Zondo Dismisses Jacob Zuma’s Application for his Recusal
State Owned Entities
- SABC Board Urged to Explore Different Ways to Preserve Jobs

AFRICA WATCH

Ethiopia
- Number of refugees fleeing Ethiopia to Sudan surpasses 20 000: UN
- Mediation Efforts to Curb Ethiopian Conflict
Nigeria
- Different Agendas, One Goal: How Nigerians United to #EndSARS