It has been announced that certain sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act came into effect on 11 April 2014.

81% of respondents believe Original Equipment Manufacturers will gradually lose their dominance in motor expertise, as suppliers take a more involved role.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) recently issued BGR 14 in respect of the VAT treatment of supplies made and received by short-term insurance companies. BGR 14 is scheduled to come into effect on 1 November 2013.

Article body Current Length: 3979 chars Long including spaces Source Preview Every year, the National Treasury solicits input from South African citizens on items that they believe should be included in the Budget Proposals announced by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, in his Budget Speech.

A summary of the proposal to employees' tax, proposed in the 2013 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill.

The National Budget will be delivered by South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, on 27 February 2013.

Automotive companies are adapting to environmental challenges, digitalisation, changing customer behaviour, growing urbanisation and globalisation.

The short-term insurance industry has, traditionally, been misunderstood and perceived by many as a necessary evil.

Insurers grow their cyber crime insurance sales, but assessing and managing cyber risk poses challenges.

Budget Speech time is rapidly approaching and taxpayers will be looking to the Minister of Finance for details on how he plans to fill the government coffers for the 2013 fiscal year.

All evidence points to the fact that, in the coming years, the combination of demographic changes and increased healthcare usage per capita will continue to increase demand for healthcare services.

Article body Current Length: 4306 chars Long including spaces SourcePreview <p>The Women Corporate Directors (WCD) held a breakfast seminar to discuss Management Liability and the consequent protection mechanisms available to directors and officers.</p> <p>Key Points</p> <p>The seminar included female directors and officers from across industries conversing and sharing best practices, and challenges on management liability. The vision of WCD is to be a vehicle to share global and local

Women Corporate Directors held a breakfast seminar to discuss Management Liability and the consequent protection mechanisms available to directors and officers.

Policy uncertainty and internal structural challenges plague South Africa’s growth potential.

Despite substantial and well publicised growth in oil demand across Africa, a trend of divestment in downstream operations by oil companies has been experienced over the last three to five years.

"If internationally there is evidence that reducing tax rates may impact positively on growth and unemployment, and then this option should certainly not be ignored."

Economic slowdown, strikes will take toll on revenue collection.

Promises of job creation, fighting poverty, unemployment and government improving its service delivery mechanisms took centre stage in the Finance Minister’s Budget speech.

While in favour of the broad growth goals of the national Infrastructure Development Plan, trade union UASA points out that it is a long term plan, and that while it is being implemented, mines are shutting down and employees are losing their jobs.

It is proposed in the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, released for comment on 4 July, that hedge funds should be included in the tax regime for collective investment schemes.