Food for Thought

With February around the corner and tax year end draws near, we want to remind you of the benefit of using your entire annual tax...

Despite being greeted by a return to electricity rationing, January has witnessed a number of positive trends in key economic data sets,...

Summary: Financial Services Tribunal (FST) application for reconsideration of a decision of the FSCA where the FSCA declined to register...

In South Africa, living wills, also known as advance directives or personal directives, are not currently recognized as legally...

Despite disappointing 3rd quarter GDP data, South Africa’s construction sector seems to have turned the corner and is heading for...

Despite a slight speed wobble during September, South Africa’s wholesale sector is bound to break sales records during the last quarter...

This week’s release of the October consumer price index (CPI) brought some bad news, with the annualised rate of consumer inflation...

South Africa’s motor vehicle industry is going from strength to strength, especially regarding its significant contribution to foreign...

Now that all the speculation over the annual mini-budget has been replaced by the hard facts of South Africa’s public finances, it seems...

National Treasury and SARS provided feedback on 25 October 2023 at the Standing Committee on Finance as part of the parliamentary process...

Although inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) increased marginally from 4.8% to 5.4% in September, there should be no...

Trade data for the first eight months of 2023 has revealed the pressure that South Africa’s mining sector is experiencing, with the...

Mudau v Municipal Employees Pension Fund and others [2023] ZACC 26. The Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the matter of Mudau...

In August, South Africa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, rose to above the neutral level of 50 for the first...

Apart from the continued warfare in Ukraine, two of the stand-out geopolitical events in 2023 have been the broadening of the membership...

The resilience of the South African economy during the second quarter of the year has been showcased by the construction sector, with...

The resilience of the South African economy was proven yet again by the positive news on the country’s economic growth rate for the 2nd...

Municipal Workers Retirement Fund v South African Local Government Bargaining Council and Others and Other Related Matters [2023] ZAGPPHC...

Some misleading comments surrounding potential balance of payments constraints have been doing the rounds of late. When analysing the...

As predicted in a recent edition of “To the Point”, South Africa’s consumer price inflation (CPI) has fallen to well within the Reserve...