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A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Climate Change

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Liezl Human 14 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Legal maze of SA retirement ages: What employers need to know

Nicolette van Vuuren and Caitlin Leahy 6 May 2025

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Tax Law

Updated carbon tax framework and its impact on high-emission industries

9 Apr 2025

Treasury takes aim at foreign pensions

Taxation & Regulation

Treasury takes aim at foreign pensions

David Warneke, Issued by SAICA 24 Mar 2025

2025 Budget Speech: Financial incentives key to accelerating EV transition

Fuel & Energy

2025 Budget Speech: Financial incentives key to accelerating EV transition

18 Feb 2025

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Tax Law

Why the company account is not your personal piggy bank - and your personal expenses are not tax deductible

4 Feb 2025

Taxation & Regulation

Landmark Global Minimum Tax Act: SA's MNEs face reform

Katja Hamilton 7 Jan 2025

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Tax Law

Can Sars take your pension to settle tax debt?

Graeme Palmer 21 Oct 2024

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Criminal Law

NPA declines to prosecute in Phala Phala case

11 Oct 2024

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Regulatory

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Chetan Vanmali, Yael Shafrir, Emily Gammon, Sidrah Suliman, Lauren Jimmy & Danica Jonker 17 Sep 2024

Wiehann Olivier is partner and fintech & digital assets lead for Forvis Mazars in South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

What you need to know about crypto exchange control regulations

Wiehann Olivier 5 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Dino Zuccollo, head of investor solutions at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management.

Taxation & Regulation

Tax incentive window closing for SA renewables

5 Aug 2024

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Tax Law

Have your say on tax proposals

2 Aug 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Climate Change Act: Improve reporting or face the consequences

29 Jul 2024

Taxation & Regulation

Legislation needs to be aligned with fiscal incentives

Bruce Hunt 25 Jul 2024

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Tax Law

Selling shares at a discount for B-BBEE benefits is not a donation

Graeme Palmer 21 May 2024

Legislation & Regulation

NCOP backs Pension Funds Amendment Bill

29 Apr 2024

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Tax Law

Groundbreaking ConCourt ruling in Capitec, Sars VAT deduction dispute

15 Apr 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 2024

Wiehann Olivier is partner, fintech and digital asset lead at Mazars in South Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

A South African perspective on Bitcoin ETFs

Wiehann Olivier 20 Feb 2024

Joon Chong, Partner from Webber Wentzel

Tax Law

Unitrans tax deduction appeal dismissed: What went wrong?

Joon Chong 19 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Gary Moore is a senior consultant at the Free Market Foundation.

Taxation & Regulation

BEE points and income tax - a double deduction?

6 Feb 2024

Feryal Domingo, Acting Executive Director, Inyathelo

Trends

#BizTrends2024: NPOs face increasing regulatory pressure

Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas 22 Jan 2024

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Tax Law

Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

Virusha Subban and Gabriel Rybko 13 Dec 2023

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Climate Change

#COP28: South Africa's climate change regime and just energy transition "stocktake"

5 Dec 2023

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Tax Law

Income Tax Act amendments - the silver lining to load shedding?

Nirvasha Singh and Sakiwe Canca 22 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf With Generation Z starting to populate the workforce, issues such as the environment, diversity and inclusion, and privacy are important considerations

ESG & Sustainability

ESG: Crucial for businesses to engage employees, especially Gen Z

Andile Mphale, Lawtons Africa 14 Nov 2023

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Management & Leadership

Tax implications of changes to employer status

Denny Da Silva 10 Nov 2023

Tax Law

Sars provides clarity on VAT treatment of cash rounding adjustments

Landise Banzana and Jana Krause 24 Oct 2023

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Tax Law

Tax Court vs High Court: Differing opinions on tax matter

Ursula Diale-Ali and Jana Krause 9 Oct 2023

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Tax Law

Developments in the VAT and residential property realm - part 1

Ursula Diale-Ali and Jana Krause 5 Oct 2023

Proposed tax law amendments raise concerns for global business outsourcing

Tax Law

Proposed tax law amendments raise concerns for global business outsourcing

Joon Chong 11 Sep 2023

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

11 Aug 2023

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Tax Law

Repair vs improvement: Why it matters to Sars

Graeme Palmer 18 Jul 2023

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Tax Law

What are taxpayers' rights to a refund from Sars?

Graeme Palmer 13 Jun 2023

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Keep donors happy by ensuring section 18A receipts are compliant

Graeme Palmer 5 Jun 2023

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Tax Law

Power of solar tax breaks

Joon Chong & Chetan Vanmali 12 May 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG windfall with expanded renewable energy tax incentive

Tsanga Mukumba and Jordan Moonsamy 13 Mar 2023

Source: GIBS Business School. Chairman of the new Resource Mobilisaton Fund.

Economy

Introducing the new Resource Mobilisation Fund

Katja Hamilton 9 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Jeff Miller, founder of Twelve B Green Energy Fund.

Taxation & Regulation

South Africans can now get tax breaks for investing in renewable energy

15 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

NCOP passes five money bills

7 Dec 2022

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Tax Law

Foreign suppliers of electronic services may unintentionally be contravening tax law

Jana Krause and Jarryd Hartley 10 Nov 2022

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Sustainability

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

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Tax Law

Public invited to comment on extension of R&D tax incentive

10 Oct 2022

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Tax Law

The complex indirect tax challenges of NFTs in South Africa

Jana Botha and Francis Mayebe 9 Sep 2022

Scott Edmundson, Partner at Webber Wentzel

Tax Law

New tax laws have consequences for airline industry

Scott Edmundson 26 Aug 2022

Finance

Old Mutual Corporate welcomes new draft tax implications of retirement 'two-pot' system

15 Aug 2022