SARS publishes tax filing deadlines for 2026
The Notice also sets out who does and does not have to submit a tax return.
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Are you a credit provider? Moonstone webinar explains what the RCR requires
Attend this practical session on PCC 23A, Directive 11, and the steps needed to submit a complete and defensible return.
SIU findings expose widening municipal governance failures
Investigations across four provinces reveal recurring irregularities, with recovery and prosecution still lagging far behind the findings.
Clientèle proposes to delist, citing thin trading and valuation gap
The insurer offers to repurchase shares – while restructuring ownership through an empowerment issue and a management share scheme.
Commentators flag key uncertainties in draft exchange control proposals
Exchanges say the draft could affect routine crypto use, while one legal analysis questions whether the framework is truly more permissive.
The evolution of financial advice: why empathy matters as much as expertise
As financial advice shifts beyond technical solutions, advisers are increasingly valued for their ability to guide clients through behaviour and life’s defining moments.
Avoiding permanent loss: why downside risk is back in focus
Stonehage Fleming argues that in an uncertain environment, limiting losses and managing concentration risk may matter more than capturing every phase of market upside.
RAF faces claims surge if form falls
SCOPA says the RAF 1 form may have kept claims out of the system, leaving the Fund exposed to a wave of unrecognised liabilities if it is set aside.
Prudential Authority warns of AI-accelerated cyber attacks
Financial institutions must move beyond monitoring and focus on resilience, containment, and recovery under compressed timelines.
Fintech is booming – but regulation, risk, and trust will decide who wins
Rapid growth in South Africa’s fintech sector is giving way to a tougher phase shaped by regulation, competition, and the race for customer trust.
FirstRand won’t challenge FCA motor-finance redress scheme
The group rules out litigation, despite maintaining that the scheme is unfair and disproportionate.
Santam shifts core insurance systems to the cloud
The move of its Guidewire platform marks a change in how policies and claims are processed and managed.
High Court reinforces CPA: conduct, not contracts, determines liability
The judgment shows that misleading representations and failing to disclose material facts can ground liability, regardless of contractual terms.
Trip cancellation cover: what it pays, and what it won’t
Understanding the limits of cancellation insurance is key to avoiding unexpected losses on non-refundable travel bookings.
Draft AI policy scrapped after fake citation findings
Minister Solly Malatsi pulls the draft framework following confirmation that it includes unverified, likely AI-generated sources.
Discipline, not distress: South Africans rethink how they spend
From weight-loss drugs reshaping grocery spend to online betting redefining entertainment budgets, South Africans are spending more deliberately – and differently.
Tribunal dismisses R824 000 claim over delayed fund credit transfer
The FST rejects the member’s loss calculation based on assumed money market returns, affirming that the fund’s rules limit accrual to bank interest.
