Headline News
South Africa’s ranking in World Energy Trilemma Index falls 
By: Terence Creamer 16th April 2024 South Africa has fallen to sixty-ninth from sixty-fourth on the World Energy Council’s (WEC’s) latest World Energy Trilemma Index which ranks more... →
Treasury welcomes IMF report ranking SA top 3 in fiscal transparency
By: Sashnee Moodley 16th April 2024 The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report has placed South Africa in the top three countries in terms of... →
Consultancy urges local production of ARVs
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th April 2024 Health security and medicine supply consultancy MMH & Partners Africa co-founder and CEO Michael Mynhardt says there is no reason why local... →
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Opinions
South Africa is short of academic statisticians: why and what can be done
11th April 2024 Our world is awash with data. A 2019 article published by the World Economic Forum estimated that, by 2025, about 463 exabytes of data will be... →
As Kenyan president Ruto racks up the air miles, we fact-checked his talking points on taxes and education funding
11th April 2024 Kenyan president William Ruto has been visiting foreign capitals with a message to his compatriots abroad to invest at home. Ruto’s extensive... →
Cut VAT, trim the state and help the poor
11th April 2024 Few things undermine economic growth as profoundly as excessive taxation and ineffective government spending. This is a palpable reality in South... →
Rwanda’s genocide could have been prevented: 3 things the international community should have done – expert
10th April 2024 As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda, it is important to understand what the... →
Recommendations
International co-operation to accelerate green hydrogen deployment
16th April 2024 This report from IRENA's Collaborative Framework on Green Hydrogen assesses progress in green hydrogen deployment. The report gauges the success... →
ANC 2024 Election Manifesto
15th April 2024 Over the past 30 years, the people of South Africa, led by the ANC, have been at the forefront of a movement to construct a new South Africa. Our... →
Backstopping multilateral development banks: the fiscal context of callable capital for shareholder governments
12th April 2024 Callable capital is an international treaty obligation with a nominal value of $891 billion across seven major multilateral development banks... →
Nigeria’s fossil fuel subsidy reforms: the welfare effects on households
12th April 2024 The removal of fossil fuel subsidies is critical to limit temperature increases and lower carbon emissions. But doing so can have profound social... →
Statements
President Ramaphosa finally stands up to Lindiwe Zulu and refuses Mchunu-appointment
16th April 2024 The DA notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally taken the smallest of stands against Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu by snubbing... →
Presidency update on Presidential Ethekwini Working Group
16th April 2024 In February 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Police Bheki Cele, Minister... →
Treasury on IMF Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report
16th April 2024 National Treasury notes and welcomes the release of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report. South Africa has... →
DA concerned for residents’ safety amid delayed SAPS response
16th April 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape is concerned that the province’s police response time ranked the slowest in the entire country.... →
Press Offices
South Africa now offers a remote Work Visa for foreigners
10th April 2024 The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on 28 March 2024 Gazetted a set of Immigration Regulations which allowed foreigners to come work and stay in... →
Tax Court Bullying Judgment Set-Aside and “court” status brought into question - Appeal Reignites Debate Over Lay Representation in the Tax Court
9th April 2024 A recent tax dispute ruling has reignited the age-old debate over the right of appearance by a lay person in the Tax Court and whether the Tax... →
Why businesses should care about the ins and outs of international arbitration
8th April 2024 While emotions might run high during a business disagreement, choosing the right dispute resolution method is a practical decision. Dispute... →
“SARS + AI” vs “Your South African Tax”
8th April 2024 The SARS Announcement on 02 April 2024, may look, for the untrained eye, like standard narrative. As a tax attorney in day-to-day practice, there... →
