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WEBINAR: Selling a stake in your business

Key strategies, tax considerations, and valuations when selling a stake in your business

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Liquor’s cigarette warning: don’t turn tax policy into a mafia gift 

South Africa is in grave danger of repeating its tobacco mistake: making the illicit industry grow fat, while taxed sales tumble

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PODCAST: Inside South Africa’s Tax Freedom Day

What’s the relationship between tax, state spending and economic growth? Tax Freedom Day offers a window into the subject

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Cheers to Tax Freedom Day

TFD is the day you symbolically stop working for the government and start working for yourself. Where it falls is a bellwether for the economy

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This tax workaround is closing soon

Treasury has set the clock running on section 42. Investors with concentrated shareholdings have until January 1 to act – or pay the tax upfront

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NHI case shines unflattering light on Cosatu 

The trade union’s political future may be the only rational explanation for its pig-headed support of the ANC’s NHI dream

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Sun International’s R100bn opportunity – and problem   

A bumper dividend and the prospect of an industry doubling in size help explain Sun International’s jubilant market reception

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A rare moment of budget generosity 

This year’s budget is the most pro-wealth and pro-growth it has been in years, thanks to higher tax brackets, VAT thresholds and CGT exclusions

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Budget by the numbers: tax relief and a break for diamond miners

From getting tough on municipalities to diamond export levies, here are the key numbers and policy changes from South Africa’s 2026 national budget

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Godongwana’s rosiest budget yet – but watch for the sting

Godongwana is getting his first budget tailwind – but bracket creep relief and higher revenue come with a Sars enforcement drive that taxpayers will feel.

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As the tax deadline looms, here’s how to pay less (legally)

Save money before the tax year ends: top up your RA and TFSA, check your Sars profile, and avoid last-minute mistakes that could cost you

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A guide for first-time tax-filers

Filing taxes for the first time? Here’s how the Sars system works, what documents you need and the common traps to avoid

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Gambling tax misses the point

Treasury’s 20% gambling tax won’t curb addiction. Without regulation and safeguards, it risks punishing vulnerable gamblers and deepening harm

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Days of the undead: Treasury’s ghost staff headache  

National Treasury is on the warpath for almost 9,000 ghost workers on government’s books

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Curro’s slam-dunk deal leaves Moutons in the dollar seats  

Investors overwhelmingly backed Jannie Mouton’s philanthropic share swap, which leaves the Moutons with a tax-efficient windfall

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Scrap new anti-investor tax changes: EasyEquities

A set of new Sars tax proposals could do deep damage to actively managed ETFs, and trigger a raft of costs for retail investors

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Getting (un)Lucky: why Montana’s tax gamble should fail

Anyone can try to cut a deal with Sars. But Lucky Montana’s lowball offer – and public diatribe – may not end well for him

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The BEE tithe: paying your way to compliance heaven

A revenue tax to become BEE compliant and score tenders is awfully similar to the Catholic church’s indulgences system

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Juggling jobs without dropping the tax ball

More South Africans are taking on side hustles to make ends meet. But while the additional income is welcome, it comes with additional responsibilities

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Death threats and deficits: Nigeria’s battle to fix a broken tax system

Reform of the Nigerian tax system is not without opposition. But President Bola Tinubu has forged ahead, signing four tax bills into law