# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Elektrisiteitshandelaarsvereniging sê dit is noodsaaklik om die elektrisiteitsmarkreëls tydig af te handel om privaat beleggings te lok en mededinging te bevorder. Die vereniging sê die konsepkode vir die elektrisiteitsmark het wye steun ontvang, maar belangrike kwessies moet nog uitgestryk word voor die nuwe groothandel-elektrisiteitsmark in werking kan tree. James Beatty van die […]
# The South African Electricity Traders Association says the timely finalisation of electricity market rules is essential to attract private investment and boost competition. The association says the draft market code has received broad support, but key issues still need to be resolved before the new wholesale electricity market can begin operating. The association’s James […]
# Suid-Afrikaners word aangemoedig om hul boedels noukeurig te beplan om die finansiële uitwerking van die dood te verminder. Dit is Nasionale Spaarmaand en die finansiële beplanner, Rothea van Biljon, sê wanneer ‘n persoon sterf, beskou die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens bates asof dit teen markwaarde verkoop word, wat kapitaalwinsbelasting kan veroorsaak. Sy sê boedelbelasting en eksekuteursfooie […]
# South Africans are being urged to plan their estates carefully to reduce the financial impact of death. As South Africa marks National Savings Month, financial planner Rothea Van Biljon, says when a person dies, the South African Revenue Service treats assets as sold at market value, potentially triggering capital gains tax. Van Biljon says […]
# Dit is Nasionale Spaarmaand en Ou Mutual sê Suid-Afrika se tweepot-aftreestelsel onthul hoe finansiële spanning bestedingsgewoontes vorm. Die finansiële versekeraar sê byna twee jaar ná die bekendstelling het baie lede, insluitend hoë-inkomsteverdieners, spaargeld onttrek ondanks die swaar belastingboetes daaraan verbonde, en korttermynbehoeftes voor langtermyn-aftreebeplanning gestel. Die meeste onttrekkings is gebruik vir lewenskoste, skuld en […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê beleggersvertroue in Suid-Afrika se digitale ekonomie neem toe namate die land se strewe erken word om ‘n toonaangewende digitale beleggingsbestemming te wees. Google het verlede week sy eerste Afrika-wolkberaad in Johannesburg aangebied, waar verskeie nuwe beleggings aangekondig is. Dit sluit ‘n digitale vernuwingsentrum in Soweto in ter waarde van drie-miljoen-rand. […]
# Tax Justice South Africa vra die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag om te verduidelik hoekom die sakeman Adriano Mazzotti nooit strafregtelik vervolg is nie. Dit is ondanks sy beweerde erkenning dat hy met tabak gesmokkel, belasting ontduik en pogings aangewend het om amptenare van die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens om te koop. Die organisasie se stigter, Yusuf Ambramjee, sê […]
# Financial insurer Old Mutual says South Africa’s two-pot retirement system has revealed how financial stress shapes spending habits. Old Mutual says in a statement coinciding with National Savings Month that nearly two years after its introduction, many members, including high-income earners, withdrew savings despite heavy tax penalties, prioritising immediate needs over long-term retirement goals. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says investor confidence in South Africa’s digital economy trajectory is growing, as the country’s ambition to be a leading digital investment destination is being recognised globally. Last week, Google hosted its first-ever African Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, where it announced a range of investments. This includes a three-million-rand digital innovation centre […]
