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#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

Logistics & Transport

#MTBPS2026 | Charge urges EV tax reform and renewable charging investment

12 hours

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

Technology

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

14 May 2026

SA's beer industry warns against above-inflation excise hikes threatening growth

Regulatory

SA's beer industry warns against above-inflation excise hikes threatening growth

Charlene Louw 16 Jan 2026

Illicit Economy Task Forces launched to fight against counterfeit goods in SA

Regulatory

Illicit Economy Task Forces launched to fight against counterfeit goods in SA

3 Dec 2025

Budget 3.0 intensifies pressure on beer producers in SA

Food & bev. services

Budget 3.0 intensifies pressure on beer producers in SA

4 Jun 2025

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

13 Mar 2025

South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

Mobile & Apps

South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones

12 Mar 2025

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

ESG

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

Charlene Louw 23 Jan 2025

Minister Solomon Malatsi has been busy laying the foundation for ICT policy reform

Telecoms & Networks

Malatsi’s digital vision for SA blends DA and ANC ideals

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

Ethics & Medicolegal

British American Tobacco fears profits will go up in smoke as illegal trade devours the market

Georgina Crouth 28 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

FMCG

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

23 Feb 2023

FMCG

With production dwindling, beer industry calls for excise tax regime changes

20 Feb 2023

Image source: Le Moal Olivier –

Tax Law

Treasury promulgates tax laws

18 Jan 2023

South African Breweries CEO Richard Rivett-Carnac. Source: SAB

FMCG

Policy certainty will stimulate investment appetite - SAB CEO

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Sep 2022

Nigeria suspends plan for 5% tax on telecoms despite revenue crunch

Telecoms & Networks

Nigeria suspends plan for 5% tax on telecoms despite revenue crunch

7 Sep 2022

Regulatory

Beer association calls for more uniform excise tax regime

30 Aug 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Trends

Africa's mobile-money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla 2 Jun 2022

FMCG

SA coffee brand enters Middle East market

13 May 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Excise duties hiked, new vape tax proposed

Regulatory

#BudgetSpeech2022: Excise duties hiked, new vape tax proposed

23 Feb 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: 'Give us a break!' Beer industry pleads for excise relief

FMCG

#BudgetSpeech2022: 'Give us a break!' Beer industry pleads for excise relief

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Feb 2022

Public Health

The price tag of proposed excise tax on vape solutions

Wesley Grimm and Rudi Katzke 2 Feb 2022

FMCG

SAB calls for tax cut to aid SMME brewer recovery

1 Feb 2022

Regulatory

Beer Association lobbies for excise tax relief

1 Sep 2021

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

Corporate & Commercial Law

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

John Syekei 5 Aug 2021

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Tax Law

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Virusha Subban 28 Jun 2021

Above-inflation increase to excise tax troubles SA alcohol industry

FMCG

Above-inflation increase to excise tax troubles SA alcohol industry

25 Feb 2021

Excise duties shoot up

Regulatory

Excise duties shoot up

24 Feb 2021

Extension to deferment periods on excise duty payments

Tax Law

Extension to deferment periods on excise duty payments

Virusha Subban and Prenisha Govender 28 Aug 2020

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

Regulatory

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

22 Jul 2020

Bernard Sacks, tax partner, Mazars

Taxation & Regulation

Alcohol and tobacco ban already devastating Treasury's coffers

Bernard Sacks 16 Jul 2020

Covid-19 knocks tax revenue performance

Taxation & Regulation

Covid-19 knocks tax revenue performance

7 May 2020

#Budget2020: Sin taxes hiked, expanded to heated tobacco products

Regulatory

#Budget2020: Sin taxes hiked, expanded to heated tobacco products

27 Feb 2020

Arthur Kamp, economist, Sanlam Investments

Biz Fin Focus

South Africa's choices amidst fiscal consolidation failure

Arthur Kamp 24 Feb 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Streaming

Kenya revenue authority introduces new policy for the OTT market

29 May 2019

#BudgetSpeech2019: Smokers, drinkers to feel the pinch following sin tax hikes

Regulatory

#BudgetSpeech2019: Smokers, drinkers to feel the pinch following sin tax hikes

21 Feb 2019

Health tax deterrent goes up in smoke

Taxation & Regulation

Health tax deterrent goes up in smoke

11 Apr 2018

New excise duty hikes could stifle brandy industry's recovery

FMCG

New excise duty hikes could stifle brandy industry's recovery

27 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Tax bites the rich, but not as badly as predicted

Budget Speech

#Budget2018: Tax bites the rich, but not as badly as predicted

22 Feb 2018

Photo by Kym Ellis on

Commodities & Fairtrade

#Budget2018: Struggling wine industry disappointed in excise duty increases

22 Feb 2018

Why adopting biodegradable plastic bags in Kenya may not work

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Why adopting biodegradable plastic bags in Kenya may not work

Leah Oyake-Ombis 24 Jul 2017

The wages of sin rise ever higher - and the net is thrown wider

Banking & Finance

The wages of sin rise ever higher - and the net is thrown wider

Bianca Capazorio 23 Feb 2017

Africa wants to place itself on the automotive roadmap

Automotive

Africa wants to place itself on the automotive roadmap

Ryan Bax 1 Dec 2016

Markets & Investment

#CFO2016: Global reality - 2017 and beyond

Nicci Botha 10 Nov 2016

Dieu-Donné Gameli via - Motor taxi concept. Picture taken on the route from Larabanga to Mole National Park.

Logistics & Transport

Motorcycles set to become main mode of transport in Africa

Njiraini Muchira 27 Sep 2016

Treasury considers squeezing taxes out of fruit juice

Tax Law

Treasury considers squeezing taxes out of fruit juice

Asha Speckman 21 Sep 2016

Healthcare

Soft drink industry fizzes over sugar tax/obesity claims

8 Aug 2016

Distell 'owes SARS R28m' in Amarula tax spat

Banking & Finance

Distell 'owes SARS R28m' in Amarula tax spat

Nicky Smith 19 Oct 2015