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VAT panel to submit its report next month

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says the panel that has been established to review a list off zero-rated food products will submit its report next...

Zero rated VAT items: how South Africa is going about expanding...

    Shutterstock South Africa is processing a new report produced by an independent panel that reviewed the current list of items exempted from Value Added Tax...
A large number of poor South Africans live in informal settlements. EPA/Nic Bothma

South Africa is set on fixing its economy. But will poor...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been working hard to improve South Africa’s economic situation. In October he hosted a jobs summit that’s expected to produce...

Things to Know When Applying for Bank Loan

Asking a bank loan today is not an easy task. You will have to meet requirement after requirement to earn the trust of the...
South Africa's disastrous debt: How will the ANC pay it back? Photo: FNSA

South Africa’s disastrous debt: How will the ANC pay it back?

Look, this old country of ours is financially so crippled that it's not even true! The National debt has gone through the R3 trillion mark!...
Eskom and Iscor were formed to feed the railway network's need for cheap electricity and steel Shutterstock

South Africa’s state owned companies: a complex history that’s seldom told

The problems of South Africa’s state owned enterprises are in the headlines every day. Yet many have existed for over 80 years. Why were they...
How failing power utility is fuelling South Africa's economic crisis

How failing power utility is fuelling South Africa’s economic crisis

South Africa’s state power utility Eskom is the biggest challenge facing the country. Mess up Eskom, and you mess up the country. And it...