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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…
The legal problem with Treasury’s new capital controls
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
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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…
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