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If it trades like a hotel, why does Cape Town tax it like a home?

Tourism & Travel

If it trades like a hotel, why does Cape Town tax it like a home?

22 Oct 2026

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

Logistics & Transport

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

16 Oct 2026

Azam Khan, an academic programme leader for the Higher Certificate in Accounting at Mancosa, asks: How far can automated tax go? (Image source: © 123rf )

Taxation & Regulation

The AI taxman: Is automated tax the future and what happens when it goes wrong?

Azam Khan 2 Oct 2026

The City of Cape Town has drafted a new by-law to apply commercial property rates to all properties available for short-term letting for more than half the year. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates

Steve Kretzmann 28 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, chief executive officer of Only Realty Property Group.

Markets & Investment

Landlords could gain stronger protection under proposed eviction law changes

16 Sep 2026

Why tertiary education still matters in a changing economy

Higher Education

Why tertiary education still matters in a changing economy

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 15 Sep 2026

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels reports 10% increase in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 11 Sep 2026

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Tax Law

How early tax choices can silently undermine venture capital exits

Benjamin Mbana and Phuti Kgomo 11 Sep 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s R370-a-month grant has its day in the Supreme Court of Appeal

26 Aug 2026

DF-SA calls for evidence-led, coordinated response to SA’s illicit alcohol market

Regulatory

DF-SA calls for evidence-led, coordinated response to SA’s illicit alcohol market

13 Aug 2026

Source: Tricolt Group. The Madison, 391 luxury apartments in the heart of Cape Town’s CBD.

Property

‘Airbnb’ by-law | Its proposed impact on Cape Town property rates — and how to have your say

Katja Hamilton 13 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

Mixed-Use Property

New SA Reit chair | Jackie van Niekerk to lead sector's next growth chapter

6 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Shameer Chothia is the principal consultant at Momentum Consultants and Actuaries.

Finance

Beyond tax-free pensions: Rethinking retirement income in South Africa

Shameer Chothia 4 Aug 2026

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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Entrepreneurship

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Suran Moodley 3 Jul 2026

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Law of Succession

Understanding special trusts: Tax relief for vulnerable beneficiaries

10 Jun 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

2027 Old Mutual Accounting Bursary: Last chance to apply

21 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's central bank appoints Makrelov as new chief economist and MPC member

11 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

Cape Town’s Airbnb rates plan sparks concern among property owners

24 Apr 2026

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Regulatory

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Dr Shamal Ramasar 16 Apr 2026

Media

Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster

Steven Barnett 27 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

The rise of Rosebank: Joburg's new hotspot for young professionals

23 Mar 2026

Will Airbnb taxation actually solve Cape Town’s housing shortage?

Residential Property

Will Airbnb taxation actually solve Cape Town’s housing shortage?

Issued by Cape Removals 20 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

African states hike gambling taxes as addiction soars, and industry fights back

19 Mar 2026

Aviation

AfDB launches Africa-wide aviation investment platform

6 Mar 2026

Tourism & Travel

ATTA report: Africa posts 18.6% jump in global aviation growth

3 Mar 2026

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Markets & Investment

How new property tax proposals in Cape Town could alter rental yields

27 Feb 2026

Tax increase prediction 2026: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Taxation & Regulation

Tax increase prediction 2026: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Issued by SAICA 26 Feb 2026

#Budget2026: Road freight logistics and what it means for consumers

Logistics & Transport

#Budget2026: Road freight logistics and what it means for consumers

Gavin Kelly 26 Feb 2026

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Budget Speech

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Issued by SAICA 25 Feb 2026

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

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Education & Training

#Budget2026: The case for financial health education in South Africa

Nelo P. Spies 25 Feb 2026

City Lodge Hotels’ growth strategy pays off with robust interim results

Tourism

City Lodge Hotels’ growth strategy pays off with robust interim results

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 20 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Access Bank's strategy for turning African mining potential into profitable projects

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: Access Bank's strategy for turning African mining potential into profitable projects

Maroefah Smith 20 Feb 2026

Volkswagen sounds alarm over SA’s auto manufacturing future

Manufacturing & Parts

Volkswagen sounds alarm over SA’s auto manufacturing future

Imran Salie 9 Feb 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Fast fashion: Why changes in return policies don’t do enough to address environmental damage

Anastasia Vayona 22 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng: Inclusive digital transformation for Africa

Digital

#BizTrends2026 | Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng: Inclusive digital transformation for Africa

Lerato Mothopeng 15 Jan 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

ESG & Sustainability

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

Simona Sagone 19 Dec 2025

South Africa’s SMMEs 'held back' by slow tax modernisation

SMEs

South Africa’s SMMEs 'held back' by slow tax modernisation

4 Dec 2025

Richfield launches SA’s first Saica-endorsed BCom (AGA-IT) degree

Higher Education

Richfield launches SA’s first Saica-endorsed BCom (AGA-IT) degree

Issued by Richfield 14 Nov 2025

Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

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Climate Change

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry

Alex Lenferna 22 Oct 2025

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Nutrition

Fruit juices in South Africa are getting a free ride: why they should have the same health warning labels as fizzy drinks

Siphiwe Dlamini 21 Oct 2025

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Land & Property Law

ConCourt rules municipalities can't simply charge what they want for rates

Ntando Makuyana 20 Oct 2025

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Energy

South Africa strengthens global ties in pursuit of sustainable fuels

16 Sep 2025

Reinvesting in growth and the guest experience

Hospitality

Reinvesting in growth and the guest experience

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 12 Sep 2025

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Tax Law

Call for public comment on the 2025 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill

4 Sep 2025