Unpacking Western Cape’s increasing COVID-19 cases | MyJHB.co.za: Johannesburg in the news: Unpacking Western Cape’s increasing COVID-19 cases: JOHANNESBURG – The Western Cape is among three provinces contributing the most to South Africa’s growing number of new COVID-19 cases. Western Cape Health Department’s Chief of Operations, Dr Saadiq … … [Read more...] about Unpacking Western Cape’s increasing COVID-19 cases | MyJHB.co.za
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Just Property – Unpacking the VAT Increase for the Property Market
Just Property – Unpacking the VAT Increase for the Property Market: As we all know, VAT was increased by 1%. Notifications from service providers are flooding in, informing us that we will now be charged the extra percentage from 1 April. But what about property? Is VAT chargeable on residential property rental (as referred to as a “dwelling” in the Tax Act)? No, says Natasha … [Read more...] about Just Property – Unpacking the VAT Increase for the Property Market
Unpacking the latest tax hikes in South Africa | The Conversation
Unpacking the latest tax hikes in South Africa: ShutterstockSouth Africa’s 2018 budget seemed to be all about tax hikes. The most significant was the first increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) since 1993 from 14% to 15%. Sibonelo Radebe asked Muneer Hassan to make sense of the tax increases. What is your general impression of the budget speech? The 2018 budget was predictable … [Read more...] about Unpacking the latest tax hikes in South Africa | The Conversation
Explainer: unpacking the issues around fracking in South Africa | The Conversation
Explainer: unpacking the issues around fracking in South Africa: South Africa's Karoo has shale gas and could be the location for fracking exploration. Reuters/Mike HutchingsSouth Africa has been considering shale gas development in the Karoo – an arid part of the country that spans more than 400 000 square kilometres – to add to its energy mix. The possibility of … [Read more...] about Explainer: unpacking the issues around fracking in South Africa | The Conversation
Droughts in East Africa: some headway in unpacking what’s causing them | The Conversation
Droughts in East Africa: some headway in unpacking what's causing them: There have been successive large scale droughts in East Africa. ShutterstockDrought is a common phenomenon in East Africa and has occurred throughout known history. Now, with climate change top of the mind, whenever there’s a drought some are quick to blame climate change as the “cause”. It’s a fair … [Read more...] about Droughts in East Africa: some headway in unpacking what’s causing them | The Conversation
