Last Wednesday, The Chamber held its annual awards evening, and the names of the winners are public.

New laws have come into effect (from 26 April 2018) to help tackle the problem of identity fraud and personal harm for company directors.

SABA hosted the dinner last Friday evening.

The answer may surprise you.

The Awards are upon us, the last details are going into place as the finalists wait with bated breath to see if they have won their category.

There are now just over two weeks to go until the new data protection regulations become law on 25 May 2018.

What makes Southern Africans unique? Is it how we see the world? Is it the norms and values instilled in us by our parents in Africa? Is it the African ‘village’ that raised us? Is it the solid foundations our DNA give us, in a unique existence on the southern tip of the continent?

We have published articles before discussing the importance of making a will and ensuring that your assets are divided amongst your beneficiaries in the way best suited to your personal wishes.

A new online system to administer the trust register known as the Trusts Registration Service (TRS), was launched in July 2017.

The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) is a tax that is payable by certain Non-Natural Persons (NNPs) that own interests in dwellings valued at more than £500,000.

The past week we saw some incredible GBP strength, moving the Sterling to the highest point against many currencies since the Brexit referendum result last year. This comes as UK political uncertainty is reduced, following an unexpected early agreement on a Brexit transition deal. As such, the Rand weakened against the Pound, however, the local currency remained in a tight range against the USD.

The government are back-tracking from a disastrous stance.

There will be a free lunchtime concert for stressed-out London workers on 24 April.

New legislation that comes into effect from 1 October 2018 will see higher penalties for anyone with undeclared offshore assets.

Last week saw the South African Rand weaken to its lowest in more than two weeks in a major sell-off of emerging market currencies. Most EM currencies came under pressure as the war of words between the U.S. and China about imposing tariffs escalated, posing fears of a global trade war.

Did you know that South Africans can vote abroad in the 2019 elections? Lekker right? There are hundreds of thousands of us South Africans living abroad and our country needs every vote to ensure that our Democracy is maintained.  

Last week saw the Rand weaken by as much as 2%, reaching a low of 11.89 to the Dollar on Thursday before closing at 11.83 before the Easter weekend. After the holidays, the Rand has been gravitating around a support level of 11.84 to the Dollar.

The recent death of the comedian, Sir Ken Dodd, aged 90, would not usually be the topic of one of our weekly articles. However, the comedian managed to have one last laugh by marrying his partner of 40 years just days before his death.

Over the last week we saw numerous data events. In the UK, we had inflation data which came in lower than expected, the negative effect of which was counteracted by a drop in the unemployment rate in the UK. Following the two days of volatility brought on by these events, we had an even more […]

The Non-Resident Landlord (NRL) Scheme is a special scheme for the UK rental income of non-resident landlords.

The main South African Rand-related event in focus this week is Friday’s rating review by Moody’s Investor Service agency.

The employment allowance of £3,000 per year is available to most businesses and charities to be offset against their employers Class 1 NIC bill. The allowance can be claimed as part of the normal payroll process.

The Tax-Free Childcare Scheme (TFCS) was launched in April 2017 to the first tranche of working parents.

The past week has shown that the near-future is looking good for the South African Rand. The local currency has become sturdier under the leadership of the increasingly reform-orientated Cyril Ramaphosa. This Monday, the ZAR opened with steady gains after maintaining the strong position it notched up last week. This strength was seen even as the US Federal Reserve seems to be hinting that it will accelerate its pace of interest rate increases this year.

Emigrating from South Africa is not as simple as packing up your bags, jumping on a plane and setting up shop somewhere else. Unfortunately, there is still the issue of tax and no matter where you go, the taxman remains interested.