How much tax Makate will have to pay on Please Call Me settlement
Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate will have to pay a substantial amount of tax on his over–R500 million settlement from Vodacom, two partners from Webber Wentzel Attorneys have said.
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Solar tax breaks in South Africa — what homeowners and businesses should know
The demand for solar power equipment in South Africa will likely rise with the country's new solar incentives, but homeowners and businesses must know what to do to qualify for the tax breaks.
Partners at Webber...
Why Popia's promise appears to fall flat
While the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) has been in effect for nearly two years, it has seemingly done little to curb the scourge of telemarketing or SMS spam.
After coming into effect on 1 June 2021, Popia imposed numerous strict...
These laws make an energy state of disaster useless in South Africa
The South African government's decision to declare a state of disaster over the country's 15-year-long energy crisis faces significant legal hurdles.
That is according to a recent collaborative piece by Weber Wentzel firm...
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Cryptocurrency investing a tax minefield in South Africa
A minefield of taxes lies ahead for crypto asset transactions in South Africa, where a gain in selling Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is taxed as either revenue or capital.
It is according to Joon Chong, a partner and tax specialist...
Radical rule changes for putting videos on social media in South Africa — including age restrictions
South Africa's Film and Publication Board (FPB) has published draft guidelines for public comment on the classification of films, games and certain publications, which could see any videos...
SARS tightening tax on Bitcoin
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is tightening tax collection on cryptocurrency transactions, Joon Chong and Lumen Moolman from Webber Wentzel have warned.
According to Chong and Moolman, this makes it important to distinguish between events that will...
State of Emergency vs State of Disaster in South Africa
The main difference between a state of emergency and a state of disaster is that certain protections afforded by the Bill of Rights can be suspended in a state of emergency.
According to Webber Wentzel partner Michael Evans, the major...