Business, Economy, General Interest
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future” (Niels Bohr) Pandemics kill more people than wars – the introduction of the Black Death plague led to 14th Century Europe losing 40% of its population within two years. What will our world look...
Business, Economy, Financial
Taxpayers were preparing for once again being squeezed in 2020, but we have been pleasantly surprised as we have been given a myriad of tax concessions in this budget. In fact, the average taxpayer will be over 5% better off than in 2019/2020. The Finance...
Business, Economy, Financial
How long will you work for the taxman today?Input your salary into the 2020 Tax Clock calculator and find out how many hours you will spend today working for the taxman, and at what time precisely you will finally start working for yourself (warning – it’s not...
Business, Economy, Financial
“Baby, baby, baby you’re out of time” (The Rolling Stones) Over the past several years South Africa’s debt position has worsened considerably to the point where of the major ratings agencies only Moody’s has not downgraded us to junk status. They have made it clear...
Business, Economy, Financial
On 26 February 2020 the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, will be making his annual budget speech. Traditionally, the Minister asks the public what they would like to see in the budget and a “Budget Tips” portal on the National Treasury website is open....
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