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OUTA urges Treasury to deepen spending reform, tackle corruption and reduce exposure to failing entities • South Africa’s fiscal pressure must be addressed through spending reform, not higher taxes • Treasury must tie funding to accountability, enforcement and measurable outcomes The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has submitted its recommendations to the Minister of Finance …

A shopper pushes a trolley past a fruit section as she shops at a Checkers outlet in Sandton, South Africa, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) – South Africa’s inflation rate eased slightly in January and economists expect it to remain subdued, keeping the door open for more interest rate cuts by the central …

The former CEO of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), Collins Letsoalo, was paid R9.8 million in the 2025 financial year, including a bonus of nearly R3 million. This was revealed in the RAF’s 2025 annual report, which showed that Letsoala’s pay package included a basic salary of R7.066 million, as well as a performance bonus …

The last few years have seen a major shift in South Africa’s car market with several legacy brands reporting dwindling sales while new marques have expanded at a rapid pace. This has primarily affected the luxury market, as three different carmakers – Audi, BMW, and Volvo – have all closed dealerships within the last year. …

Luke Fraser  ·18 Feb 2026 Old Mutual has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to increase the contribution cap for tax-free savings investment accounts to at least R600,000, and bump the annual limit to R40,000. Introduced in March 2015, tax-free investment accounts allow South Africans to save a maximum of R36,000 per year, with all …

Malcolm Libera  ·18 Feb 2026 South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) shows that the Eastern Cape and North West are the only two provinces where more people are unemployed than working. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the country’s official unemployment rate dropped to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, down …

The Automobile Association (AA) has raised concerns about the safety of the Chery Tiggo 7 SUV, following its disappointing crash test results. The Chinese car was recently crash-tested as part of the #SaferCarsForAfrica campaign, which seeks to highlight the discrepancy in the safety levels of cars sold in Africa compared to those in other markets. …

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Staff Writer  ·18 Feb 2026 A tiny minority of taxpayers in South Africa pays a significant share of the country’s income tax, with the numbers even tighter at the top. Personal Income Tax is South Africa’s biggest income source, accounting for almost 40% of revenue collected for the fiscus. South Africa has about 26 million …