Completing value-added tax (Vat) returns takes time, and waiting for a refund can tie up money a business needs to pay suppliers or invest.
The South African Revenue Service wants to ease both pressures while making it harder for businesses to under-report Vat. Vat-registered businesses already file returns electronically, reporting Vat on their sales and purchases. The revenue service checks supporting invoices after submission when it requests them.
Vat is a tax on most goods and services. Vat-registered businesses charge it on the goods and services they supply, deduct the Vat they are entitled to claim on purchases, and pay the difference to the tax authority.
In an August 2026…
Education Disparities: While access to education has improved, disparities remain,
particularly in rural areas and among marginalized communities.

Little Cobra
A professor in South Africa is teaching her students how to form Emglish sentences.
“Attention class I have two words: Cheetah, and dandelion. Can anybody use these together in a sentence?”
One student raises their hand,
“The cheetah is faster dandelion.”