The rand was under pressure in early trade on Wednesday as higher oil prices fuelled inflation concerns, while the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady. The Fed opted to delay any changes to borrowing costs...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned the government that South Africa’s tax burden is at an uncomfortably high level. Godongwana explained that if the government were to try to raise taxes further or squeeze taxpayers much...
South Africa will deploy troops in KwaZulu-Natal to ensure security in a province that has witnessed incidents of anti-immigrant violence, as the country prepares for municipal elections next week. President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered 510 troops to...
1 million South Africans contribute over 60% personal income tax (PIT) in the country, funding everything from healthcare to social grants. This was revealed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, which shared data about South Africa’s personal...
Criminals are increasingly using WhatsApp as their weapon of choice to trick South Africans into sending them money. South Africans lost R2.4 billion to digital banking crime in 2025, up 29.2% from the previous year, according...
The South African Reserve Bank has begun using direct feedback from businesses to better gauge economic activity and help guide monetary policy. “Industry engagement is standard practice among leading central banks,” the SARB said in its...
SARS has challenged several years of a South African employer’s Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) claims, leaving it with an adjusted tax liability of R13 million. The case shows the risks employers can face when their ETI...
ORR published a Federal Register Notice, links to an external website correction (91 FR 62534) on October 01, 2026, announcing an increase in the eligibility period for Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)2....
The Cost of Doing Nothing : On September 15, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa restriction policy targeting South African nationals responsible for, or complicit in, the enactment or implementation of laws...
South Africans earning the average formal salary in South Africa effectively pay the same tax rate as the top 1% of income earners in Germany and other top European countries. Sam BusaURL
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The implementation of expropriation without compensation is a direct threat to investment in South Africa and will severely damage its economy. This is according to the United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III,...
US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III told SABC News in an exclusive interview published 21 September 2026 that Washington wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to publicly condemn the chant “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer” as incitement...
