Sars pushes back on eFiling profile hijackings report

Sars pushes back on eFiling profile hijackings report

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have dismissed a report that as many as 16 000 eFiling profiles have been hijacked, with taxpayers losing refunds to cybercriminals. The Sowetan reported on Friday that cybercriminals were increasingly breaching Sars’s systems, raising questions about the security of taxpayer data. But…

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Africa: Naira Ranked 9th Weakest Currency in Africa – Report

Africa: Countries Making Unprecedented Efforts, but Billions Still Lack Basic Services in Health Care Facilities – WHO/Unicef New Report Warns

Over 100 countries have made unprecedented efforts to improve basic services in health care facilities according to the latest joint WHO/UNICEF global progress report, Essential Services for Quality Care: Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Health Care Waste and Electricity Services in Health Care Facilities. While there is progress in establishing standards, conducting baseline assessments, and developing national…

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Africa: Naira Ranked 9th Weakest Currency in Africa – Report

North Africa: WFP Report Reveals School Meals As a Powerful Economic Engine and Lifeline in Middle East and North Africa, Reaching 23.5 Million Children

Cairo, Egypt — Children benefiting from national school meal programmes across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased by 22 percent in the past two years alone, despite conflict, economic downturn and the region’s complex humanitarian landscape. Now reaching 23.5 million children, these programmes are emerging as a strategic investment in education, nutrition, and…

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Africa: Naira Ranked 9th Weakest Currency in Africa – Report

Africa: 20 Million More Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Now Receive Govt-Led School Meals – WFP Report

DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI: Twenty million more children in Sub-Saharan Africa are now receiving school meals through government-led programmes than in 2022, according to the latest edition of the State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship global biennial report released today by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The African continent has seen the most significant rise…

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