AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTax Enforcement: South Africa’s SARS says its tax debt book is now over R600bn, with R280bn flagged as collectable and a R126bn target for 2026, warning taxpayers against “playing games” with relief programmes. Anti-Corruption: The SIU welcomed the arrest of a former Rural Development and Land Reform deputy director of finance over alleged R1.35m fraud tied to a land restitution project. Digital Finance & Payments: Standard Bank and Stellenbosch University are partnering to build a responsible AI framework for business use, while South Africa’s Home Affairs demonstrated a smartphone digital ID that lets users choose which attributes to share. Energy & Infrastructure Finance: Afreximbank backs Dangote’s $16bn Lamu refinery as a jobs and energy-security milestone, and KawiSafi Ventures invested $2m into Orb Energy to scale commercial solar across East Africa. Climate Investment: Nigeria’s Shettima says the country needs about $410bn more by 2060 to hit its net-zero pathway, calling for risk-sharing to unlock private capital. Governance & Markets: Western Cape officials (former mayor, municipal manager and CFO) were arrested over alleged kickbacks linked to a municipal security contract.
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