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Funeral cover in the workplace: A practical consideration with lasting impact

Occupational Health & Safety

Funeral cover in the workplace: A practical consideration with lasting impact

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 30 Jan 2026

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Labour Law

Employers warned: Labour inspectors to enforce retirement fund payment laws

Deirdre Phillips and Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2026

Scam alert: Woolies warns shoppers about fake R200 meat box promotion

Retailers

Scam alert: Woolies warns shoppers about fake R200 meat box promotion

29 Jan 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health now takes full financial responsibility for medical scheme error

12 Jan 2026

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Labour Law

No dishonesty, no deduction: Tribunal upholds pension protection

Mzwakhe Poswa 24 Nov 2025

Daniel Orelowitz, MD at Training Force

Skills Training

How learnerships transform training into business success

Daniel Orelowitz 19 Nov 2025

Hiring your first employee: practical steps for small businesses

HR

Hiring your first employee: practical steps for small businesses

Ilana Bouwer, Issued by Pnet 4 Nov 2025

Taxation & Regulation

How the two-pot retirement system changes divorce settlements in South Africa

3 Oct 2025

The high court in Pretoria has struck Postbank’s urgent application to stop the termination of its contract with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) from the court’s urgent roll. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Judge dismisses Postbank’s attempt to keep social grants contract

Marecia Damons 29 Sep 2025

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Labour Law

LAC confirms contract workers can't have their cake and employee rights too

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Sep 2025

The deadline for the phasing out of SASSA’s Gold Card has been extended for 15 months. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

New deadline for phase-out of Sassa Gold Cards

4 Sep 2025

Rezara Makhalimela says he was signed up to a funeral policy with 1Life without his permission. R190 has been deducted from his monthly old-age grant. Photo: Thembi Siaga

Health & Social Welfare

Grant beneficiaries confused by funeral policy deductions

Thembi Siaga and Marecia Damons 28 Aug 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa launches mandatory biometric enrolment to combat grant fraud

25 Aug 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa issues urgent warning against illegal social grant deductions

15 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. PJ Veldhuizen, managing director of Gillan & Veldhuizen Inc.

Property

From fine print to fortune: the power of precise property contracts

25 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Stevens, chief executive officer of Just Property.

Facilities & Property Management

Break into the property market in 2025: Your blueprint to successful renting

Paul Stevens 23 Jul 2025

Forget hustle, SME productivity starts with these 4 basics

SMEs

Forget hustle, SME productivity starts with these 4 basics

22 Jul 2025

Stay vigilant this tax season: Protect yourself against tax scams and eFiling fraud

Accounting & Auditing

Stay vigilant this tax season: Protect yourself against tax scams and eFiling fraud

Issued by SAICA 11 Jul 2025

Notice of objection: Disputing your SARS tax assessment

Taxation & Regulation

Notice of objection: Disputing your SARS tax assessment

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 10 Jul 2025

What every South African taxpayer should know this tax season

Taxation & Regulation

What every South African taxpayer should know this tax season

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 13 Jun 2025

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Thabani Ndwandwe 13 Mar 2025

John Botha, joint-CEO Global Business Solutions

Remuneration & Payroll

BCEA earnings threshold increase: What this means for business

John Botha 10 Mar 2025

What happens if Sars audits your company – and how to be prepared

Taxation & Regulation

What happens if Sars audits your company – and how to be prepared

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 11 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Palesa Mokomele, head of Community Engagement and Communications at DKMS Africa.

Healthcare

Budget cuts loom: Can the private sector save SA's public health system?

21 Feb 2025

2025 Budget Speech: What it means for your small business

SMEs

2025 Budget Speech: What it means for your small business

Wandile Mnguni 12 Feb 2025

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Tax Law

Why the company account is not your personal piggy bank - and your personal expenses are not tax deductible

4 Feb 2025

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HR Tools & Software

Why SMEs should consider outsourcing payroll and recruitment

Pierre Bekker 9 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf CRS Technologies general manager Ian McAlister shares his five key factors to consider when evaluating payroll service providers

Remuneration & Payroll

5 key factors to finding the right payroll service provider for your company

Ian McAlister 30 Dec 2024

Eight months after publishing its last report, the Office of the Chief Justice has finally released the new list of reserved judgments. The High Court in Pretoria had the highest number of late judgments, with 59 matters outstanding for longer than six months. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Hundreds of court judgments are late

Marecia Damons 19 Dec 2024

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Construction & Engineering

Master Builders Association says contractors must learn from #GeorgeCollapse

17 Dec 2024

Four years after the landmark Concourt Mahalangu ruling, domestic workers are still unable to access compensation. Archive photo: Bernard Chiguvare / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple

Kimberly Mutandiro and GroundUp Staff 26 Nov 2024

Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire on 31 December, but Postbank has assured grant recipients that they will be able to access their money into the new year. Photo supplied by Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms

Marecia Damons 12 Nov 2024

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

7 tips to choosing a credible NPO to support

5 Sep 2024

How Sars' tax incentives aim to support small businesses

SMEs

How Sars' tax incentives aim to support small businesses

20 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Taxation & Regulation

Bridging the communication gap with Sars: Insights from a tax expert

6 Aug 2024

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Finance

The shift from RMS to RM: What it means for South Africa’s debit orders

2 Aug 2024

Source: Cristian Rojas/Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sars calls for public comment on renewables tax incentives

Lindsey Schutters 31 Jul 2024

Taxation & Regulation

Legislation needs to be aligned with fiscal incentives

Bruce Hunt 25 Jul 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Presidency signs Pension Funds Amendment Bill into law

22 Jul 2024

Hundreds of workers who had been working on month-to-month Expanded Public Works Programme contracts marched to the Durban City Hall on Friday in protest against their contracts not being renewed at month-end. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Hundreds of Public Works workers march against termination of contracts

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 22 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Guy Chennells chief commercial officer at Discovery Comprehensive Employee Benefits (CEB).

Financial Services

There’s no turning back, make sure your provider can pay Two-Pot claims

3 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

South Africa considers complaining to WTO against EU carbon border tax

Wendell Roelf and Kate Abnett 23 May 2024

Franchising sector counteracts wasted year with key initiatives

Franchising

Franchising sector counteracts wasted year with key initiatives

17 Apr 2024

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Tax Law

Groundbreaking ConCourt ruling in Capitec, Sars VAT deduction dispute

15 Apr 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

'Illegal' salary increases must be repaid

Richard Brown 12 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. 123RF

Finance

Two-pot retirement reform hits teething problems...again

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2024