165 Offering multiple payment options while paying no tax and generating no employment or social betterment in SA. The online gambling industry finds itself in a PR storm, fending off calls to…
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South Africa rolls out 24-hour digital visas for international film crews
134 Home affairs has gazetted (PDF) a screen talent and global entertainment scheme – abbreviated as Stages – a visa reform aimed at boosting South Africa’s standing as a global destination for…
Valve’s Linux console takes aim at Microsoft’s gaming empire
157 Valve’s new Linux-powered gaming console Valve on Wednesday laid out its most ambitious hardware push ever: a living-room “Steam Machine” console, a new Steam controller and a “Steam Frame” VR headset…
Scrapping medical tax credits not on the cards – Godongwana
126 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has been vocal about wanting it phased out. Taxpayers received clear confirmation from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana that he has made no decision or pronouncements on the…
why marketing leaders must make strategic choices
135 In a high-performance environment, marketing leadership is no longer about doing it all, it’s about doing what truly matters. Some are bold and highly visible; these are the big bets that…
EU moves to ring-fence 6GHz band for 6G, squeezing out Wi-Fi
119 Europe’s telecommunications operators are set to gain access to the bulk of key spectrum coveted also by internet providers, with the backing of an advisory body to the European Commission, people…
So, we did not need a 2% Vat increase after all?
130 Various organisations welcomed this year’s MTBPS as it had good news about revenue collection and government debt. If there is one thing Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana did in his MTBPS,…
load shedding down, energy investments up as reforms take hold
207 Finance minister Enoch Godongwana Government is ramping up energy investments, with 720MW of new renewable capacity nearing completion and a new infrastructure bond in the works, finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced…
MTBPS: SRD grant gets another extension
151 This extension follows the first one made in May during the Budget Speech. The social relief of distress (SRD) grant will be extended for another 14 months to March 2027. Finance…
Tech push helps Sars deliver R78-billion revenue boost
146 Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter Tax collections are expected to remain buoyant in the medium term, with the South African Revenue Service working on eight “generation projects”, including the adoption of new…