South Africa’s tax laws were designed for a high-income society – a result of a long history of the country accommodating a small, wealthy economy, and a large, poor one.
On 25 October 2022, the Free Market Foundation (FMF) presented its fourth booklet in a series of eight titled Laws Affecting Small Business. Michael Bagraim, labour law specialist, outlined the negative effects labour law has on small business, and recommended solutions.
Health ombud Prof Malegapuru Makgoba’s warnings in the article Most public health facilities would fail NHI test, should really come as no surprise to anyone and he should be commended for speaking the truth to parliament’s health portfolio committee on the poor conditions in state facilities and how detached from reality the NHI proposal is.
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance has invited stakeholders and interested parties to submit written submissions on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill, 2022.
