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Remuneration & Payroll

New living wage: This is how much you need to escape the poverty trap

2 days

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Taxation & Regulation

Trusting Sars auto-assessments could cost taxpayers refunds

2 days

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HR Tools & Software

Stop babysitting, start processing: Moving beyond the "angry email" payroll culture

Sandra Crous 11 Jun 2026

RoadCover acquires FlyCool Collective Cycling Team to champion safer roads and community impact

Safety

RoadCover acquires FlyCool Collective Cycling Team to champion safer roads and community impact

Issued by RoadCover 12 Jun 2026

27 cyclists injured or killed since January: RoadCover and Cycle Sunday join forces to protect South Africa's riders

Safety

27 cyclists injured or killed since January: RoadCover and Cycle Sunday join forces to protect South Africa's riders

Issued by RoadCover 8 Jun 2026

Veridian Global brings prime UK job opportunities to SA

Talent Acquisition

Veridian Global brings prime UK job opportunities to SA

Issued by Collab Ventures 4 Jun 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

New earnings threshold now in effect: Are your employment contracts compliant?

Carole Ratcliffe 12 May 2026

Health & Social Welfare

Postbank ushers in Sassa black card era with final replacement drive

23 Apr 2026

Johannesburg property market opens new opportunities for aparthotel growth

Property

Johannesburg property market opens new opportunities for aparthotel growth

23 Apr 2026

Two South African insurance giants collect 87% of all funeral policy premiums deducted directly from pension and disability grants paid out by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Two insurance giants dominate Sassa funeral deductions

Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph 9 Apr 2026

Global turbulence intensifying emotional burden on South African SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Global turbulence intensifying emotional burden on South African SMEs

Colin Timmis 26 Mar 2026

Land & Property Law

Homeowner wins back property after title fraud case

Wilmien van Biljon and Martin Vermeulen 26 Mar 2026

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Health & Social Welfare

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Marecia Damons 19 Mar 2026

Budget Speech (Feb 2026) – explained like you’re telling your friend

Economy

Budget Speech (Feb 2026) – explained like you’re telling your friend

Issued by The Noise Factory 27 Feb 2026

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

#Budget2026: Offshore investment limits doubled - what it means for your portfolio

26 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Citadel chief economist, Maarten Ackerman.

Finance

#Budget2026: Tax relief and infrastructure spending take centre stage

26 Feb 2026

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know

Katja Hamilton 25 Feb 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

National minimum wage 2026: What workers (and employers) need to know

Danelle Plaatjies and Ludwig Frahm-Arp 23 Feb 2026

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