27 August 2025 – In pursuing SARS’s strategic objective to work with and through stakeholders to improve tax ecosystem, Commissioner Kieswetter and his team held a consultative meeting with the Recognised Controlling Body Forum. This is a platform for strategic engagement between SARS and Recognised Controlling Bodies (RCBs). SARS sees this engagement crucial to its Higher Purpose: to help build a capable state and uplift South Africans.
The leadership of RCBs comprises the South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT); South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA); South African Institute of Public Accountants (SAIPA); Institute of Accounting and Commerce (IAC); Chartered…
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A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.
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