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Red Tape Compliance Services: Your partner in navigating South Africa's regulatory landscape

Red Tape Compliance Services: Your partner in navigating South Africa's regulatory landscape

2 Jul 2024

Itac Chief Commissioner Siyabulela Tsengiwe has imposed anti-dumpting duties of between 8% and 40% on soda ash imported from the USA. Image: Itac

Hefty duties imposed on imported soda ash

Amanda Visser 25 Jun 2014

Former FSB employee, Dawood Seedat admits to being paid R3m by Edrees Hathurani for "consulting work". Image: LinkedIn

FSB's Seedat paid R3m by Hathurani

Asha Speckman 24 Jun 2014

Taxes put pressure on road freight industry

Taxes put pressure on road freight industry

23 Jun 2014

Economic Transformation Committee Chairman Enoch Gondongwana wants super-tax on mines to be debated and finalised. Image:

Strike fuels prospects of tax on super-profits

Carol Paton 19 Jun 2014

SA Reserve Bank amends exchange control rules

SA Reserve Bank amends exchange control rules

Ralph van Niekerk and Nick Pemberton 18 Jun 2014

Applicability of acceleration clause on default of payment

Applicability of acceleration clause on default of payment

Nastascha van Vuuren 13 Jun 2014

Chris Charter of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr says once bribery starts, extortion follows. Image:

Bribery and corruption perceptions higher

Evan Pickworth 13 Jun 2014

Telkom's Sipho Maseko says the turnaround plans at Telkom are starting to show results. Image: Telkom

Telkom's earnings up 35.1% to 388 cents

Samuel Mungadze 13 Jun 2014

SA, US to share tax information

SA, US to share tax information

10 Jun 2014

Eugene Wessels, Business Insights Manager: Enterprise Business Reporting at SARS

SARS implementation fights non-compliance

AfriGIS 10 Jun 2014

Prof Chris Evans says that SA's reliance on personal tax and VAT made it difficult to "get more blood out of the stone". Image:

South Africa 'too reliant on personal taxes', says professor

Amanda Visser 10 Jun 2014

City of Cape Town's transport spokesman, Brett Herron is demanding full disclosure of costs from Sanral. Image:

Sanral urged to reveal its secret costs

Philani Nombembe 6 Jun 2014

Sanral responds to "misleading" ads ruling

Sanral responds to "misleading" ads ruling

4 Jun 2014

Judge Dennis Davis has formed a number of sub-committees to look into whether the tax regime is appropriate for those sectors. Image:

Treasury might hike taxes

4 Jun 2014

Osayaba Giwa-Osagie says that government restrictions in SA are limiting investment from Nigerians who are keen to put money into the economy. Image:

SA's red tape restricts Nigerian investments

4 Jun 2014

Crowdfunding a challenging solution to unsecured lending

Crowdfunding a challenging solution to unsecured lending

Jared Nickig 2 Jun 2014

Gordhan's appointment to affect property market

Gordhan's appointment to affect property market

2 Jun 2014

EU rules against SA citrus ban, imposes stricter import criteria

EU rules against SA citrus ban, imposes stricter import criteria

Paul Vecchiatto 2 Jun 2014

New Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba has outlined changes to immigration and visa regulations. Image: GCIS

Gigaba outlines new Immigration Regulations

30 May 2014

DTI's Rob Davies says apart from the film industry's contribution to GDP, it has created 25,000 jobs in South Africa. Image: GCIS

DTI to improve support for film industry

30 May 2014

Mergence Managing Direcgtor Masimo Magerman wants all listed companies to disclose the wage gap between the highest and lowest paid workers when the annual reports are published. Image: Mergence Group

Mergence wants wage gap disclosed in annual reports

Evan Pickworth 30 May 2014

Financial Manager, Geoffrey Makhubo has tabled a R47.1bn budget for the City of Johannesburg that will see property rates, electricity costs and water charges rise at rates higher than inflation. Image:

Jo'burg council chambers to get R103m facelift

Penwell Dlamini and Lehlohonolo Tau 30 May 2014

Provisions in Tax Act when personal liability arises

Provisions in Tax Act when personal liability arises

Graeme Palmer 29 May 2014

Changes to Companies Act have profound implications

Changes to Companies Act have profound implications

28 May 2014

100 telemarketing companies blacklisted for bogus debit orders

100 telemarketing companies blacklisted for bogus debit orders

28 May 2014

Money laundering remains a serious problem worldwide and bankers are battling to meet the regulations to prevent money from being 'washed clean'. Image: AdamR

Companies forced to take money laundering more seriously

Amanda Visser 28 May 2014

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has rubbished rumours that e-tolls will be introduced in KwaZulu-Natal. Image: GCIS

KwaZulu-Natal welcomes move to halt Sanral plans

27 May 2014

New ministers and their portfolios

New ministers and their portfolios

26 May 2014

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

23 May 2014

Repo rate unchanged

Repo rate unchanged

23 May 2014

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Taxes put pressure on road freight industry

Taxes put pressure on road freight industry

23 Jun 2014

Economic Transformation Committee Chairman Enoch Gondongwana wants super-tax on mines to be debated and finalised. Image:

Strike fuels prospects of tax on super-profits

Carol Paton 19 Jun 2014

SA Reserve Bank amends exchange control rules

SA Reserve Bank amends exchange control rules

Ralph van Niekerk and Nick Pemberton 18 Jun 2014

Applicability of acceleration clause on default of payment

Applicability of acceleration clause on default of payment

Nastascha van Vuuren 13 Jun 2014

Chris Charter of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr says once bribery starts, extortion follows. Image:

Bribery and corruption perceptions higher

Evan Pickworth 13 Jun 2014

Telkom's Sipho Maseko says the turnaround plans at Telkom are starting to show results. Image: Telkom

Telkom's earnings up 35.1% to 388 cents

Samuel Mungadze 13 Jun 2014

SA, US to share tax information

SA, US to share tax information

10 Jun 2014

Eugene Wessels, Business Insights Manager: Enterprise Business Reporting at SARS

SARS implementation fights non-compliance

AfriGIS 10 Jun 2014

Prof Chris Evans says that SA's reliance on personal tax and VAT made it difficult to "get more blood out of the stone". Image:

South Africa 'too reliant on personal taxes', says professor

Amanda Visser 10 Jun 2014

City of Cape Town's transport spokesman, Brett Herron is demanding full disclosure of costs from Sanral. Image:

Sanral urged to reveal its secret costs

Philani Nombembe 6 Jun 2014

Sanral responds to "misleading" ads ruling

Sanral responds to "misleading" ads ruling

4 Jun 2014

Judge Dennis Davis has formed a number of sub-committees to look into whether the tax regime is appropriate for those sectors. Image:

Treasury might hike taxes

4 Jun 2014

Osayaba Giwa-Osagie says that government restrictions in SA are limiting investment from Nigerians who are keen to put money into the economy. Image:

SA's red tape restricts Nigerian investments

4 Jun 2014

Crowdfunding a challenging solution to unsecured lending

Crowdfunding a challenging solution to unsecured lending

Jared Nickig 2 Jun 2014

Gordhan's appointment to affect property market

Gordhan's appointment to affect property market

2 Jun 2014

EU rules against SA citrus ban, imposes stricter import criteria

EU rules against SA citrus ban, imposes stricter import criteria

Paul Vecchiatto 2 Jun 2014

New Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba has outlined changes to immigration and visa regulations. Image: GCIS

Gigaba outlines new Immigration Regulations

30 May 2014

DTI's Rob Davies says apart from the film industry's contribution to GDP, it has created 25,000 jobs in South Africa. Image: GCIS

DTI to improve support for film industry

30 May 2014

Mergence Managing Direcgtor Masimo Magerman wants all listed companies to disclose the wage gap between the highest and lowest paid workers when the annual reports are published. Image: Mergence Group

Mergence wants wage gap disclosed in annual reports

Evan Pickworth 30 May 2014

Financial Manager, Geoffrey Makhubo has tabled a R47.1bn budget for the City of Johannesburg that will see property rates, electricity costs and water charges rise at rates higher than inflation. Image:

Jo'burg council chambers to get R103m facelift

Penwell Dlamini and Lehlohonolo Tau 30 May 2014

Provisions in Tax Act when personal liability arises

Provisions in Tax Act when personal liability arises

Graeme Palmer 29 May 2014

Changes to Companies Act have profound implications

Changes to Companies Act have profound implications

28 May 2014

100 telemarketing companies blacklisted for bogus debit orders

100 telemarketing companies blacklisted for bogus debit orders

28 May 2014

Money laundering remains a serious problem worldwide and bankers are battling to meet the regulations to prevent money from being 'washed clean'. Image: AdamR

Companies forced to take money laundering more seriously

Amanda Visser 28 May 2014

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has rubbished rumours that e-tolls will be introduced in KwaZulu-Natal. Image: GCIS

KwaZulu-Natal welcomes move to halt Sanral plans

27 May 2014

New ministers and their portfolios

New ministers and their portfolios

26 May 2014

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

23 May 2014

Repo rate unchanged

Repo rate unchanged

23 May 2014

Booze ad ban will have dire outcomes

Booze ad ban will have dire outcomes

Nomaswazi Nkosi, Health Reporter 21 May 2014

Naamsa's Norman Lamprecht says that imported vehicles continue to out-number exported ones. Image:

SA's motor industry slashes its trade deficit

21 May 2014

Commuters will have to pay higher fares to use the Gautrain during peak times – a ploy to force commuters to change their travel patterns, something that the DA says "does not make sense". Image Gautrain

Gautrain fare rise may alter travel patterns

21 May 2014

Vodacom's Shameel Aziz Joosub has confirmed the mobile operator will buy Neotel for R7bn if it gets regulatory approval. Image: Vodacom

Vodacom earnings up just 2.8% to R8.96

20 May 2014

TaxTim stores tax documents in the cloud

TaxTim stores tax documents in the cloud

19 May 2014

Tax Court determines merit of tax assessments

Tax Court determines merit of tax assessments

Nicole Paulsen 14 May 2014

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has distanced herself from the Foodcorp deal that gave the company large quotas for hake and lobster. Image: GCIS

Joemat-Pettersson distances herself from FoodCorp deal

14 May 2014

Sanral warns against hoax email

Sanral warns against hoax email

12 May 2014

High Court gives judgment on tax clearance certificates

High Court gives judgment on tax clearance certificates

Heinrich Louw 9 May 2014

Levels of alcohol abuse are too high in South Africa and the Treasury is considering taxing alcohol more heavily in an effort to cut down on such abuse. Image: Victor Habbick

Beverage tax aimed at reducing alcohol abuse

Linda Ensor 6 May 2014

Ford's Stuart Rayner says the use of MMT could damage modern engines and void the manufacturer's warranty. Image: Ford

Hazardous fuel additive raises its head

David Furlonger 5 May 2014

A draft paper on SA's proposed carbon tax has been published for comment. Image:

Carbon offsets paper out for comment

Sue Blaine 2 May 2014

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