75 Dispute around recycled gold may have sparked proposed scrapping of zero-rating relief. National Treasury’s sudden proposal to scrap a decades-old value-added tax (Vat) provision on gold – before the Constitutional Court…
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MTN Group shakes up board with five new directors
85 MTN Group has announced a significant overhaul of its board of directors, appointing five independent non-executive directors as part of what it described as comprehensive succession planning. The appointments, effective 31…
Motlanalo recognised as a top empowered company in South Africa
64 Recognition highlights Motlanalo’s role in advancing transformation and building the next generation of business professionals. Motlanalo Chartered Accountants and Auditors Inc. has been recognised as a Top Empowered Company by Impumelelo…
Anoosh Rooplal on the Post Office’s last stand
77 The South African Post Office has been in business rescue – a form of bankruptcy protection – since July 2023. Business rescue practitioners Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons have made it…
Ramaphosa expected to announce Kieswetter’s successor as Sars commissioner
64 Recommendations for a new Sars commissioner have been submitted to President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce the incoming commissioner for the South African Revenue Services (Sars) by…
Global crackdown on children’s screen time gathers pace
73 Britain has told parents to curb young children’s screen time, advising no screens for under-2s and up to an hour a day for 2- to 5-year-olds because prolonged solo use can…
Who sold my phone number?
55 A real-world look at how difficult it is to trace and remove personal information from marketing databases – and why Popia is falling short. One of the most persistent irritations for…
When to talk about salary in an interviewÂ
52 Image Credit: Gettys Discussing money can make many people feel uncomfortable. It’s never easy to raise the salary topic when you’re interviewing for a new role, but it’s important that you do. In fact, some employers expect you…
The real reason Absa wrote off R2.4-billion in software
75 Absa CTIO Johnson Idesoh Absa Group’s decision to take a R2.4-billion software impairment hit for the year ended 31 December 2025 is not solely because of AI – itself an accelerator…
Big Tech’s Big Tobacco moment has arrived
81 Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the US has ruled. The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days to…