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Source: Supplied. Danielle Luwes, Tax Director: Hobbs Sinclair Advisory.

Taxation & Regulation

How South African seafarers can master offshore tax challenges: top tips and tricks

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Liat Madinane is the founder of Ascent Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#Newsmaker: The next ascent for agency founder Liat Madinane

Karabo Ledwaba 9 Mar 2026

HR Tools & Software

Outsource for success: How companies are managing payroll chaos this tax season

Anton van Heerden 5 Mar 2026

The future of tax compliance

Taxation & Regulation

The future of tax compliance

Issued by SAICA 3 Mar 2026

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Tax Law

Tax policy plot twist: A "Medtronic amendment" that arrived 2 years too late

Nina Keyser 2 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: Offshore transfer limit raised to R4m for South African couples

27 Feb 2026

Tax increase prediction 2026: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Taxation & Regulation

Tax increase prediction 2026: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Issued by SAICA 26 Feb 2026

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Budget Speech

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Issued by SAICA 25 Feb 2026

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know

Katja Hamilton 25 Feb 2026

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

Glencore's Astron Energy gears up with new tanker amidst Sars dispute

Coal, Oil & Gas

Glencore's Astron Energy gears up with new tanker amidst Sars dispute

Wendell Roelf 24 Feb 2026

Source: Banking Association of South Africa. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: The Minister of Finance’s pivotal decision ahead

24 Feb 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Banking

2026 Budget Speech: Will South Africans get the tax relief they need?

23 Feb 2026

Finance

South Africa’s costly TFSA oversight: Millions left on the table

23 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Shannon Friedman, chief executive officer of Vat Modernisation SA.

Taxation & Regulation

Unlocking R800bn: The push for modernising South Africa’s tax system

Shannon Friedman 20 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Plain packaging vs branding rights: A legal battle over cigarette pack regulations

Sajidha Gamieldien, Nicole Haworth, and Aimee Du Plessis 19 Feb 2026

Source: Flickr/GovernmentZA; SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Economy

Budget 2026: Any surprises — or more of the same?

17 Feb 2026

Photos of the living conditions, taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry, at Drake Clothing in KwaZulu-Natal. Inspections are carried out with SARS, immigration officials and the police. There have been some arrests for breaking immigration law. Photos supplied (GroundUp)

Labour Law

KZN sweatshops sued for labour law violations

Tania Broughton 12 Feb 2026

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Marecia Damons 6 Feb 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Nina Keyser of Webber Wentzel.

Taxation & Regulation

Debate stirs as South African courts consider raising disputed tax assessments

Nina Keyser & Karen Miller 19 Jan 2026

Michael Cost is the head of strategy and client development at Humanz. Source: Humanz.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Humanz' Michael Cost : The influencer marketing cheat sheet

Michael Cost 16 Jan 2026

BAT South Africa's 50-year legacy ends as illicit market forces factory closure

Design & Manufacturing

BAT South Africa's 50-year legacy ends as illicit market forces factory closure

15 Jan 2026

Law Practice

Andy Mothibi new head of the NPA in surprise appointment

7 Jan 2026

Preparing for mandatory e-invoicing

HR Tools & Software

Preparing for mandatory e-invoicing

Issued by Times 3 Technologies 29 Dec 2025

Higher Education

Deregistration threat looms over CityVarsity, Damelin, and ICESA City campuses

15 Dec 2025

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Criminal Law

Businessman sentenced to 6 years for R3.6m tax fraud

11 Dec 2025

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Tax Law

OECD's 2025 Model Tax Convention update clarifies remote work PE risks

Aneria Bouwer 8 Dec 2025

South Africa’s SMMEs 'held back' by slow tax modernisation

SMEs

South Africa’s SMMEs 'held back' by slow tax modernisation

4 Dec 2025

Remuneration & Payroll

Truth and reconciliation: How to remove the stress from employer tax declarations

Issued by Times 3 Technologies 11 Mar 2025

SA is off the greylist - Now SME compliance gets tougher

SMEs

SA is off the greylist - Now SME compliance gets tougher

Issued by Company Partners 26 Nov 2025

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Covid-19

Long Covid’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss

Jonny Peter 25 Nov 2025

New regulatory sandbox to accelerate venture capital growth for SA startups

Legal Regulations

New regulatory sandbox to accelerate venture capital growth for SA startups

24 Nov 2025

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Aviation

Jet A-1 supply under pressure at Cape Town International Airport

17 Nov 2025

Talha Essop named Overall Winner of Saica’s Trainee Trailblazer Awards 2025

Accounting & Auditing

Talha Essop named Overall Winner of Saica’s Trainee Trailblazer Awards 2025

Issued by SAICA 14 Nov 2025

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Tax Law

When does the High Court have jurisdiction over tax disputes?

Joon Chong and Dario Milo 12 Nov 2025

Legislative updates and industry news

Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 11 Nov 2025

Hiring your first employee: practical steps for small businesses

HR

Hiring your first employee: practical steps for small businesses

Ilana Bouwer, Issued by Pnet 4 Nov 2025

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Tax Law

Gearing up for appeal: Standard Bank v Sarb and the crypto contradiction

Joon Chong 29 Oct 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

High Court ruling clarifies payroll administrators' tax liabilities

Joon Chong 24 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Understanding the hidden benefits of voluntary liquidation

Brendan Olivier 23 Oct 2025

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Agriculture

SA farmers urged to embrace offshore opportunities for growth

22 Oct 2025

Competition Law

Hidden cost of tariff increases: Rise in counterfeit goods

Jason Govender and Jarred West 17 Oct 2025

Anton van Heerden, Managing Director, DNA Outsourcing

Remuneration & Payroll

Unseen heroes: You only hear about payroll when things go wrong

Anton van Heerden 16 Oct 2025

Bruce Hunt, MD Transcend Capital

Employment Equity

Funding vs fronting: Is the 3% BEE levy the answer to empowerment?

Bruce Hunt 7 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Danielle Luwes, tax director at Hobbs Sinclair.

Taxation & Regulation

Why influencers might need to rethink 'free' gifts

7 Oct 2025

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Cyber Law

Call for comment on Draft Report into alleged eFiling Profile Hijacking

3 Oct 2025

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Energy

Eskom's turnaround: R23.9bn profit and decreased load shedding

1 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa tax agency falling short on extra collections ambition

Colleen Goko 1 Oct 2025

Flexibility and consolidation are key to navigating Africa’s evolving logistics challenges

Supply Chain

Flexibility and consolidation are key to navigating Africa’s evolving logistics challenges

Issued by Dachser 30 Sep 2025