For those of you who don't believe it's possible to get blood out of a stone, your friendly taxman has a plan...
Not only has SARS proudly announced that
tax collection has increased, but to cheer us all up, the government department we all love is going to
tighten its tax collection laws. Apparently the aim is to target wealthy individuals who SARS reckons are costing the country millions of rands every year through tax evasion.
Still on the finance front, Amy Johnson shows you
four ways to keep up with payroll and tax law so you don't fall foul of the above-mentioned.
About your mobile phone... Fred Mitchell writes that while the only thing men will boast about as having the smallest has revolutionised the way we work and communicate, it has also become a new avenue for cybercriminals to relieve you of your cash before the taxman does. So beware...
viruses are now also infecting mobile devices.
On a much happier note, for those few remaining with money to spare after a round of price increases, our tame motoring editor, Henrie Geyser, has just the vehicle to which you can attach your e-tag. It's the new Mercedes B-Class, which Henrie gives an A for being
cute, cool, and connected - rather like Henrie himself, then.
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South African fruit growers are at risk unless export supply chain services and costs improve, warns a key industry body in the run-up to the Cool Logistics Africa conference. 
The Forest Science Symposium takes place 24-25 July 2012 at the Hilton College outside Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. This year's event coincides with celebrations earmarking 100 years of local Forest Research and the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research's (ICFR) 65th birthday. 
The South African Revenue Service has vowed to enhance its tax collection laws in a renewed bid to target wealthy individuals who are said to be costing the country millions of rands every year through tax evasion. 
Government has once again exceeded its revenue collection target for the financial year that ended on March 31, indicating an improved performance by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). 
