Warning to anyone selling their house in South Africa right now
South African homeowners in the process of selling their primary property may find their profits from the sale are taxed more than they expected. Among a host of threshold changes announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the 2026 budget, the minister increased the Capital Gains Tax exclusion for primary residences from R2 million to […]
Potential Solution for South Africans struggling to obtain a Social Security Card
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DIRCO DG Clayson Monyela claps back at Elon Musk’s farm murder allegations
GAUTENG– Clayson Monyela, the Head of Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations (DIRCO), called billionaire Elon Musk out for one of his latest tweets. Monyela posted a response on his @ClaysonMonyela X account to Musk’s tweet. Musk reposted a tweet in his @elonmusk X account from Dr Maalouf, who shared a video of the P39-1, […]
Ramaphosa names apartheid-era negotiator as new ambassador to the United States
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen Roelf Meyer, a former chief government negotiator during talks to end white minority rule in the 1990s, to be his country’s next ambassador to the United States. Sam BusaURL
Musk’s father seeking Russian refuge for South African farmers
JOHANNESBURG – The father of tech billionaire Elon Musk is working on a project to provide refugee status in Russia for South African farmers, he told AFP on Tuesday, in a project similar to one by the US government. Sam BusaURL
Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa
Elon Musk has alleged his satellite Internet company, Starlink, was given the opportunity to bribe its way to a telecoms licence in South Africa by pretending a black person ran the company’s local entity Sam BusaURL
United States delivers another blow to South Africa
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has not been accredited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs in Washington, deepening a rift with the US. Sam BusaURL
South Africa slips in global investment rankings as investor caution deepens
South Africa has dropped five places to 12th in a global ranking of preferred investment destinations among developing economies, highlighting waning foreign investor confidence amid mounting structural and political pressures. Sam BusaURL
New mafia taking hold in the best-run province in South Africa
Criminal mafia groups are increasingly targeting schools in the Western Cape, threatening staff and demanding protection fees from the schools and even parents. Speaking in an interview with CapeTalk, National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) executive director Basil Manuel said the problem is difficult to quantify because it largely happens in the shadows. Sam […]