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Property

The starter home economy: Why first-time buyers are choosing smarter over spacious

13 hours

Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 23 Apr 2025

Residential Property

Bank on it: Pre-approval reshapes property purchases for smart buyers

22 Apr 2025

How to reduce or settle Sars tax debt legally in South Africa

Finance

How to reduce or settle Sars tax debt legally in South Africa

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 14 Apr 2025

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Agro-processing

Ivory Coast signals cocoa price hike in response to US tariffs

Ange Aboa 11 Apr 2025

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Law of Succession

SA expats in the UAE: Why you may need two Wills

Sarah Simson and Marianne du Toit 10 Apr 2025

Finance

Is South Africa ready for strategic tax reforms and infrastructure overhaul?

7 Apr 2025

Reatile Mopeli, Associate: Corporate & Commercial law at Fluxmans Attorneys

ESG & Sustainability

Why incorporating ESG practices into your operations makes business sense

Reatile Mopeli 7 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Sugary drinks are a killer: a 20% tax would save lives and rands in South Africa

Susan Goldstein 4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks slump as trade war stirs recession fear

Tom Westbrook 3 Apr 2025

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Economy

South African consumer confidence hits record lows as tax fears spread

25 Mar 2025

Treasury takes aim at foreign pensions

Taxation & Regulation

Treasury takes aim at foreign pensions

David Warneke, Issued by SAICA 24 Mar 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

25 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dean Lederle and Brad Morgan, co-founders at Launchbase.

Markets & Investment

Digital nomads drive record property sales in Cape Town

24 Mar 2025

Business afterlife – 2 things every owner should do

SMEs

Business afterlife – 2 things every owner should do

Issued by Capital Legacy 18 Mar 2025

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Accounting & Auditing

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Issued by SAICA 17 Mar 2025

How GoodApp plans to formalise SA’s informal service sector

Informal Retailing

How GoodApp plans to formalise SA’s informal service sector

Shaheen Price 17 Mar 2025

ESG & Sustainability

ESG down but not out: SA's businesses need to step up after Trump’s exit from JET

Mila Vicquery 17 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

"Wandile Sihlobo is too bullish on the Expropriation Act"

Martin van Staden 14 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Thabani Ndwandwe 13 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

13 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Budget Speech

No more headroom: 2025 Budget Speech is bad news for taxpayers

12 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa answers lawmakers' questions at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 March, 2025.

Budget Speech

#Budget2025: Elevated VAT rates set for 2025-27

Katja Hamilton 12 Mar 2025

The streaming giant is on an advertising hunt. Source: Netflix.

Advertising

WWE RAW on Netflix creates a new advertising battleground for brands

12 Mar 2025

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Higher Education

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Mar 2025

Is a VAT rate increase to 17% justifiable?

Taxation & Regulation

Is a VAT rate increase to 17% justifiable?

Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025

What happens if Sars audits your company – and how to be prepared

Taxation & Regulation

What happens if Sars audits your company – and how to be prepared

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 11 Mar 2025

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Accounting & Auditing

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Pieter Faber, Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Miyelani Holeni, group chief advisor at Ntiyiso Consulting Group.

Economy

Redefining economic growth: South Africa's budget blueprint for reform

Miyelani Holeni 10 Mar 2025

Checkers is one of SA's leading retail brands. Source: Shoprite Holdings.

Branding

Banking, retail and telecoms power SA’s brand value to over R600bn in 2025

6 Mar 2025

Will South African SMEs find relief in the upcoming budget?

Entrepreneurship

Will South African SMEs find relief in the upcoming budget?

5 Mar 2025

RCL Foods posts profit surge, resumes dividends

FMCG

RCL Foods posts profit surge, resumes dividends

Nqobile Dludla 4 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariffs and budget delays spark new market strategies

Adriaan Pask 3 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Taxation & Regulation

VAT increase versus spending cuts: South Africa’s budget dilemma explained

28 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this

Francisca Mutapi 25 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Rex Cowley, director and co-founder of Overseas Trust and Pension (OTAP).

Markets & Investment

Foreign pensions: An effective tool for global wealth diversification and asset protection

25 Feb 2025

Source: @SACP/X.com. The new General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Solly Mapaila, as elected by the SACP 15th National Congress.

Taxation & Regulation

SACP rejects proposed VAT hike, urges tax system overhaul

Katja Hamilton 24 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Nigeria suing Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax

Camillus Eboh 20 Feb 2025

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Office Property

Digital nomads row — Cape Town mayor suggests tax on short-term rentals to protect locals

Suné Payne 14 Feb 2025

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Tax Law

How VAT registration delays are costing the economy and what Sars should do about it

Yasmeen Suliman 13 Feb 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Finance

Budget 2025: Balancing growth and fiscal sustainability

13 Feb 2025

Omnichannel retail in 2025: The boundaries between digital and physical shopping continue to crumble

Sales

Omnichannel retail in 2025: The boundaries between digital and physical shopping continue to crumble

Zak Haeri, Issued by NielsenIQ 11 Feb 2025

Plan thoughtfully for a secure future

Financial Services

Plan thoughtfully for a secure future

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 6 Feb 2025

Start your own construction company in South Africa in 7 steps

How To Start Up

Start your own construction company in South Africa in 7 steps

Issued by Company Partners 27 Jan 2025

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

Energy

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 24 Jan 2025

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

ESG

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

Charlene Louw 23 Jan 2025

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 21 Jan 2025

Rescued miners are seen as they are processed by police after being rescued at the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months, in Stilfontein. Source: Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Mining

Sixty bodies retrieved from Stilfontein

Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 15 Jan 2025

Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

Mining

Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini 14 Jan 2025