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These 10 states offer the biggest property tax savings for American homeowners

The median U.S. property tax bill in 2024 rose to $3,500, up 2.8% from the previous year, largely driven by surging home values and shifting local tax rates. However, some homeowners are paying a significantly different amount due to the states they live in, according to Realtor.com. ”Tax growth varies widely state to state, including some states where tax burdens […]

Get rid of B-BEE, we’re a land of squatter camps now, says Gary Player

Gary Player on the occasion of his 90th birthday on Saturday, said South Africa has to get rid of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act. South Africa’s greatest-ever sportsman, was speaking during a weather delay in the Gary & Vivienne Player Invitational at Sun City. As a farm owner and investor in South Africa, Player inferred that the […]

President Trump’s FY 2026 Refugee Ceiling set at 7,500

The Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026 was published in the Federal Register Friday (a few weeks late because of the government shutdown). The refugee admissions ceiling set at 7,500 refugees is, according to President Trump, “justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.”  Under the Trump administration, FY 2026 resettlement spots […]

SARS warning for South African expats

South African expatriates risk severe financial penalties or even criminal prosecution if they under-declare income or fail to cease tax residency properly, as SARS now uses global data-sharing and AI tools to identify non-compliance. Tax Consulting SA’s expatriate tax specialist Mbalenhle Mahlaba, SARS compliance specialist Alex Mahundla, and tax attorney Junaid Bhayla warned that taxpayers […]

The impact of removing medical tax credits on medical aid members

Board of Healthcare Funders MD Dr Katlego Mothudi outlines the implications for SA’s medical schemes, their members, and ultimately the poor. The Government of South Africa has recently made statements that medical scheme tax credits will be phased out – starting with high earners – to fund the impending NHI [National Health Insurance]. We’re going […]

Trump urges GOP to ‘end the shutdown’ by going nuclear on Senate filibuster

In a late-night Truth Social post, Trump noted that Democrats had tried to eliminate the Senate procedure when they had control of both chambers of Congress and the White House during the Biden administration, but then-Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema — both of whom have since left the Democratic Party to become independents — […]

What to know about Hurricane Melissa as death toll rises

The death toll was growing Wednesday as Hurricane Melissa made its way across Cuba and headed for the Bahamas, a day after making landfall in Jamaica as one of the region’s strongest storms on record. Officials in Haiti said at least 25 people were killed as waters rose in heavy rain. Eight deaths were reported in Jamaica, where the […]