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The NEC has closed ranks behind Ramaphosa after the Phala Phala ruling. Not out of loyalty, but because too many ANC careers depend on…
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New exchange control proposals depend heavily on discretionary approvals and exemptions that invite inconsistency, unpredictability and arbitrariness…
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Cheers to Tax Freedom Day
TFD is the day you symbolically stop working for the government and start working for yourself. Where it falls is a bellwether for the…
Of hippies and law: the macrobiotic theory of BEE
Has BEE in the legal fraternity actually been a failure? It depends on what you expected in the first place…
Trump‑Xi summit: three ways the US and China can compete without going to war
Trump’s China visit is an opportunity to ease tensions. But while neither country can escape their rivalry – neither can win it either…
This tax workaround is closing soon
Treasury has set the clock running on section 42. Investors with concentrated shareholdings have until January 1 to act – or pay the tax…
PODCAST: The prime minister, the president, and the lettuce
Has local politics reached its nadir? In this episode of ‘Listen UP’, Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen tackle the topic. With Ann Berstein.…
South Africa has a retirement solution hiding in plain sight
Starting a TFSA for a child at birth, with R127 a month, gets them to R6m by 60. South Africa’s retirement crisis isn’t about…
Ramaphosa’s imploding presidency imperils the country
The spectre of the doomsday coalition is back, as the president’s leadership comes under close scrutiny…
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