INVESTMENT: China’s our China
The Chinese are coming to South Africa to do business. Bruce Whitfield investigates the property development venture otherwise known as the "Manhattan in Africa" which promises some good investment in...
View ArticleOPINION: Perfect timing by Modise & Co
Not to single Modise out, but she has put a spotlight on the culture of the organisation and the Government that she serves. It is a culture that has aggressively manifested itself since democratic...
View ArticleINSIGHT: Market overview by Pam Golding Properties
The half point repo rate increase annoounced by the Reserve Bank on 29 January shocked the entire country. Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus expressed concerns about the weak rand’s impact on...
View ArticleINVESTMENT IDEA: Looking to pay less tax by end of February?
If you are looking to pay less tax by the end of the financial year, then perhaps you should pay attention to recent South African Revenue Services (SARS) legislation. We take a closer look.
View ArticleNEWS: Gordhan wants economy changed radically
Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan tabled the fifth annual budget of Jacob Zuma's presidency today. Government is expecting to spend R1.25tr in the coming year, with education, health and social...
View ArticleOPINION: Personal tax relief for consumers
In today's National Budget speech, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan managed to provide personal tax relief of R9.3bn to cash-strapped consumers in the coming financial year. We look at what Dr Andrew...
View ArticleOPINION: Education system floundering despite large Budget allocation
The overall expenditure from Government on education as part of the budget speech this year, amounts to about R254bn. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan explained that approximately 433 new schools will...
View ArticleOPINION: Because I could…
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has been warning us that South Africans have been living beyond their means for years and yet some don't seem to feel the pressures of rising living costs. Marc Ashton...
View ArticleBUDGET: Tax reforms for retirement and social security
Despite goals set for tax reforms in retirement funds and social security in Budget 2014, not all of them have been met. Will finance minister Nhlanhla Nene continue the work of his predecessor Pravin...
View ArticleBUDGET: How Deep the Hole
Budget 2015 has been the most anti-growth budget over the past 20 years, according to economists Chris Hart and Lesiba Mothata. Tax cuts promote growth and tax increases constrain growth. This budget...
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