Contrary to what is frequently reported in the media and repeated by members of the public, South Africa does not impose special additional import taxes on electric vehicles.
Only electric vehicles (EVs) from one region have a higher import duty than petrol and diesel models from that same region.
However, that higher EV import duty is equivalent to what is applied to nearly all other vehicles imported from the rest of the world.
MyBroadband recently discussed the ongoing debate around import taxes on EVs with a…
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Pexxious
Voetsek! – Go away! [foot-sak] Usually said with an angry tone when telling someone to go away or get lost. You don’t want to be saying this to a local or worse, if a local says this to you – you’ve really angered them!
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Hayibo! – wow! [Hai-bo] Derived from the Zulu word meaning “definitely not!” This word is usually expressed on its own, at the start or end of a sentence when something seems astonishing.Example: “Hayibo! Ha! Ha! I can’t believe that!”