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Fuel & Energy

Sars teams up with law enforcement to combat illicit fuel trade

18 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Nigeria suing Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax

Camillus Eboh 20 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Shannon Friedman, chief executive officer of Vat Modernisation SA.

Taxation & Regulation

Modernising SA's VAT system can boost the country’s economy and business success

Shannon Friedman 15 Nov 2024

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

Tax Law

What the ConCourt has to say about understatement penalties

Esther van Schalkwyk 15 Nov 2024

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Nigerian court orders release of Binance executive after charges dropped

Camillus Eboh 24 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria money laundering case

MacDonald Dzirutwe 14 Oct 2024

Source: G20 Brasil. Brazil’s Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad.

Taxation & Regulation

Historic: Global effort to tax super-rich intensifies

Katja Hamilton 30 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Nigeria court rules Binance executive can face trial on behalf of crypto exchange

Camillus Eboh 17 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Geo Killian, international tax specialist of Hobbs Sinclair.

Property

Tax obligations: A warning for foreigners and expats purchasing property in South Africa

26 Apr 2024

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga

Corporate & Commercial Law

Detained Binance executive in court on Nigerian tax, money laundering charges

Camillus Eboh 4 Apr 2024

Image source: Roman Peleshko –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Arbitration takes precedence in High Court: A review of recent cases

Kylie Slambert and Kamogelo Mashigo 18 Mar 2024

Taxation & Regulation

Sars nails high-flying Eskom contractor for millions in tax evasion

10 Jan 2024

Taxation & Regulation

Potential VAT increase a double-edged sword, says tax expert

Phillip Joubert 13 Nov 2023

Greylisting as it relates to trusts

Accounting & Auditing

Greylisting as it relates to trusts

Issued by SAICA 2 Nov 2023

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

Tax Law

Tax Court vs High Court: Differing opinions on tax matter

Ursula Diale-Ali and Jana Krause 9 Oct 2023

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Tax Law

Sars wins critical court battle against business

26 Jul 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Nigeria's finance minister, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed.

Taxation & Regulation

African nations stall global corporate tax deal

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2023

APO Group appoints former PwC South Africa head of media relations as its content development specialist

PR & Communications

APO Group appoints former PwC South Africa head of media relations as its content development specialist

Issued by APO Group 20 Sep 2022

Public Health

'Tobacco industry exaggerations of illicit trade should not deter tobacco tax increases'

27 Sep 2022

The South African Reserve Bank announces intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product

Economy

The South African Reserve Bank announces intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product

Kenrick Newport, Issued by Capital Legacy 18 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Hannes van den Berg, chief executive officer at Consult by Momentum.

Taxation & Regulation

What needs to be done to rebuild taxpayer confidence - and why this is integral to boosting tax collection

22 Jun 2022

Budget 2022: Longer-term solutions to curb financial difficulty

Taxation & Regulation

Budget 2022: Longer-term solutions to curb financial difficulty

Patricia Williams, Issued by SAICA 8 Mar 2022

Transform customer experience with AI-powered intelligent decision-making

Marketing

Transform customer experience with AI-powered intelligent decision-making

Issued by GfK South Africa 30 Nov 2021

Source: ©Paulus Rusyanto

Taxation & Regulation

Sars curbing non-compliance, staff corruption

2 Jul 2021

John McAfee, anti-virus software entrepreneur, found dead in prison cell

Software

John McAfee, anti-virus software entrepreneur, found dead in prison cell

24 Jun 2021

Former Sars auditors arrested in R321m tax evasion scheme

Tax Law

Former Sars auditors arrested in R321m tax evasion scheme

12 May 2021

Millions stolen by Bobroffs should be forfeited to State, court rules

Criminal Law

Millions stolen by Bobroffs should be forfeited to State, court rules

7 May 2021

Fixing SA's tax challenges the Al Capone way

Taxation & Regulation

Fixing SA's tax challenges the Al Capone way

13 Apr 2021

Post-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Post-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation

Cristina Duarte 16 Mar 2021

Nazrien Kader, group head of tax, Old Mutual

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2021: Moment for contemplation, followed by a leap of faith

Nazrien Kader 23 Feb 2021

Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

Economy

Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

Matilda Moyo 22 Dec 2020

Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter

Taxation & Regulation

Kieswetter elected vice chair of African tax forum

15 Dec 2020

National Treasury moves to increase the potential criminal liability for errant taxpayers

Tax Law

National Treasury moves to increase the potential criminal liability for errant taxpayers

Dr Albertus Marais 26 Oct 2020

Webinar: Don't blame SA's booming illegal cigarette trade on lockdown alone

Regulatory

Webinar: Don't blame SA's booming illegal cigarette trade on lockdown alone

10 Jul 2020

Accounting & Auditing

Beneficial ownership - a South African perspective

11 Jun 2020

Lessons from Al Capone on taxpayers' rights to confidentiality

Tax Law

Lessons from Al Capone on taxpayers' rights to confidentiality

Graeme Palmer 24 Feb 2020

Taxation & Regulation

Many countries regulate e-cigarettes. South Africa should too

Laura Rossouw 6 Feb 2020

Digital traders will not escape taxation. Create Jobs 51/Shutterstock

Taxation & Regulation

Kenya's tax on digital trade and services: what's known and not known

Mercy Muendo 9 Dec 2019

Settling with Sars - revisiting some practical perspectives

Tax Law

Settling with Sars - revisiting some practical perspectives

Joon Chong and Ruan Kotze 4 Sep 2019

The statue of founding president Mwalimu Julius Nyerere in Tanzania’s political capital Dodoma. Credit: WikiCommons.

Media Freedom

Why Tanzania's attacks on free speech break with Nyerere's legacy

Nick Westcott 4 Sep 2019

Protesters from two of Benin's unions take part in a demonstration after the parliament approved a law restricting to 10 days public sector employees’ right to strike, on September 13, 2018, in Cotonou. Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin on August 12, 2019. Crdit: CPJ/AFP/Yanick Folly.

Media Freedom

Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin

27 Aug 2019

Freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, who is detained in Tanzania. Credit: CPJ/Jamii Forums.

Media Freedom

Tanzania switches track, charges Kabendera with economic crimes

7 Aug 2019