“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” (Benjamin Franklin) It can be tempting to look at South Africa and the bad news that...

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in...

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The following proposed tax changes were announced Income tax rates are left unchanged. The primary rebate was marginally increased but...

“People who complain about taxes can be divided into two classes: men and women” (Anon) How long will you work for the taxman today?...

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them...

On 20th February the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, will make his budget speech. Traditionally, the Minister asks the public what...

The new Minister of Finance didn’t have much time to prepare for the Medium Term Budget Speech (MTBS) but he carried it off well. The...

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“The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.” George Foreman There are many things to consider when you retire....

“Forewarned is forearmed” (Wise old proverb) In the last decade we have witnessed the slow death of the cheque.  Today we have Bitcoin,...