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Markets & Investment

FATF delisting breathes life into South African property market

30 Oct 2025

Kenya's President William Ruto speaks at a press conference after police officers shot protesters demonstrating against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, 25 June 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Kenya parliament passes proposed 2025 finance law

George Obulutsa 20 Jun 2025

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Insurance & Actuarial

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 31 Mar 2025

Markets & Investment

Missed chance: South Africa's interest rate freeze draws property market concerns

20 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr Chris Blair, CEO: 21st Century.

Budget Speech

#Budget2025: Pragmatism or missed opportunity?

Dr. Chris Blair 13 Mar 2025

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

Source: @SACP/X.com. The new General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Solly Mapaila, as elected by the SACP 15th National Congress.

Taxation & Regulation

SACP rejects proposed VAT hike, urges tax system overhaul

Katja Hamilton 24 Feb 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Finance

Budget 2025: Balancing growth and fiscal sustainability

13 Feb 2025

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

Energy

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 24 Jan 2025

Kenyan President William Ruto speaks at a press conference where he announced spending cuts in government after protests against the proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, 5 July 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Kenya's supreme court quashes ruling that voided 2023 finance law

Humphrey Malalo and Elias Biryabarema 30 Oct 2024

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Aviation

Kenya aviation workers plan strike over Adani airport deal

Humphrey Malalo 12 Aug 2024

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

Dealers

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

6 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Jurgen Eckmann, wealth manager at Consult by Momentum.

Budget Speech

Tax hike risk: Don’t do it, Mr Finance Minister!

Jurgen Eckmann 19 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Ania Strydom, compliance research manager at PaySpace.

Budget Speech

Debt, diesel, and digitisation: What might the 2024 Budget Speech deliver?

Ania Strydom 19 Feb 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: Healthcare

Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2023: Healthcare

19 Dec 2023

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NHI

Proposed tax hikes intensify NHI funding worries

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

File photo: William Ruto, President of Kenya, speaks during a joint press conference with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank President Ajay Banga at the end of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, 23 June 2023 in Paris, France. Lewis Joly/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Kenya appeals court unfreezes finance law that sparked unrest

Humphrey Malalo and Hereward Holland 28 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Chris Blair, chief executive officer of 21st Century.

Remuneration & Payroll

#Budget2023: Walking the tight rope of social grants

Chris Blair 24 Feb 2023

#BudgetSpeech2022: Excise increase draws lukewarm response from alcohol industry

FMCG

#BudgetSpeech2022: Excise increase draws lukewarm response from alcohol industry

24 Feb 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022 brings welcome relief, but transfer duty disappoints again for homebuyers

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2022 brings welcome relief, but transfer duty disappoints again for homebuyers

Samuel Seeff 23 Feb 2022

Excessive sin tax hikes will hinder economic growth - alcohol industry

Regulatory

Excessive sin tax hikes will hinder economic growth - alcohol industry

16 Feb 2022

Illegal traders to profit from excise tax increase - tobacco alliance

Regulatory

Illegal traders to profit from excise tax increase - tobacco alliance

25 Feb 2021

Positive budget welcome news for homeowners and consumers

Markets & Investment

Positive budget welcome news for homeowners and consumers

Samuel Seeff 24 Feb 2021

Albertus Marais

Trends

#BizTrends2021: 'Wealth tax' unlikely to be government policy in near future as pressure on tax base mounts

Albertus Marais 6 Jan 2021

Budget 2020: Stalling property market needs economic relief

Markets & Investment

Budget 2020: Stalling property market needs economic relief

Samuel Seeff 24 Feb 2020

Mike van der Westhuizen, portfolio manager, Citadel

Biz Fin Focus

#BizFinFocus: SA needs a hardcore Budget

17 Feb 2020

Image credit: Sylvie Tittel on Unsplash.

Advertising

The impact of plain packaging on brand value

Catherine Kruger 30 Jul 2019

#BudgetSpeech2019: Smokers, drinkers to feel the pinch following sin tax hikes

Regulatory

#BudgetSpeech2019: Smokers, drinkers to feel the pinch following sin tax hikes

21 Feb 2019

Madelein Grobler, project director: tax at Saica

Taxation & Regulation

#BudgetSpeech2019: Tips for Tito

13 Feb 2019

Maura Feddersen, economist at PwC

Markets & Investment

What the ratings agencies will look for in the medium-term budget

12 Oct 2018

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Residential Property

Rising transport costs will see a shift in home-buying patterns

7 Jun 2018

New vehicle industry sees upward swing

Dealers

New vehicle industry sees upward swing

4 Apr 2018

Analysts point to mixed signals for retail

Sales

Analysts point to mixed signals for retail

Sunita Menon 23 Mar 2018

Cabinet considers VAT relief

Taxation & Regulation

Cabinet considers VAT relief

2 Mar 2018

Screengrabs from the Toyota Prado ad by FCB Joburg.

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Up and over - to the place called Obsession gets an Orchid for Toyota's Prado...

Brendan Seery 27 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Rising tax burden on shrinking base worrying for economy, property

Residential Property

#Budget2018: Rising tax burden on shrinking base worrying for economy, property

Samuel Seeff 22 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Tough budget positive for property market in medium to long term

Residential Property

#Budget2018: Tough budget positive for property market in medium to long term

22 Feb 2018

Patricia Williams, partner at Bowmans

Taxation & Regulation

How to save Sars

Patricia Williams 29 Jan 2018

What's in store for South Africa in 2018?

Markets & Investment

What's in store for South Africa in 2018?

Luke McMahon and Shawn Phillips 18 Jan 2018

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Property sector set to grow in 2018 despite economic uncertainty

Stuart Chait 9 Jan 2018

Fuel down, rand risk looms

Fuel & Energy

Fuel down, rand risk looms

30 Mar 2017

Ian Matthews, head of business development, Bravura

Taxation & Regulation

Tax revenue decline points to a deeper malaise

Ian Matthews 29 Mar 2017

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Agriculture

The 2017 Budget Speech from an agribusiness perspective

23 Feb 2017

#Budget2017: Good news for buyers, not necessarily home owners

Property

#Budget2017: Good news for buyers, not necessarily home owners

Bruce Swain 23 Feb 2017

Black Friday shopping saves SA's retail sales from disaster

Sales

Black Friday shopping saves SA's retail sales from disaster

Sunita Menon 16 Feb 2017