Vodacom execs sell R9.9m shares to settle tax

Vodacom execs sell R9.9m shares to settle tax

Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose. Five Vodacom executives and the company secretary have sold a combined 63 216 shares, worth about R9.93 million, to settle tax obligations arising from the vesting of shares awarded under the company’s conditional and forfeitable share plan. The transactions, disclosed in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements, took place…

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Beijing said to move to clarify ambiguity in offshore trust tax rules

Beijing said to move to clarify ambiguity in offshore trust tax rules

A growing appreciation of family-oriented leisure pastimes and rapidly increasing prosperity are driving demand for vessels from dinghies to yachts. Nelson Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images Beijing is moving to clarify new tax rules on offshore trusts that have sowed confusion among wealthy Chinese citizens and their advisers.  China’s State Taxation Administration is conducting…

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Africa: Nigeria Tops Africa’s Highest Capital Gains Tax – Report

Africa’s Development Must Be Driven From Within, Says Gambia’s Tax Chief

“Africa’s development cannot be outsourced. Sustainable development must ultimately be financed through domestic resources mobilised by strong and effective institutions,” says Gambia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe, who set the tone for the opening of the 7th Heads of Tax Administrations Master Class, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Bijilo…

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When your AI tax advisor says ‘I don’t know’

When your AI tax advisor says ‘I don’t know’

Daniel Swiegers, director of TaxTim. (Source: Supplied) TaxTim’s new artificial intelligence tax assistant, TimAI, is programmed to say “I don’t know” rather than fabricate an answer when it’s outside what it can reliably handle. The WhatsApp-based AI tax assistant offers instant tax answers free to anyone in the country. TimAI, which is already available, will…

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AI is now hunting tax cheats in South Africa

AI is now hunting tax cheats in South Africa

The South African Revenue Service says AI has already blocked more than R100-million in impermissible outflows – and that is just the start of an ambition that stretches to AI agents potentially handling the bulk of taxpayer interactions. Speaking during a media Q&A at a Sars event in Pretoria previewing the 2026 filing season on…

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Africa: Nigeria Tops Africa’s Highest Capital Gains Tax – Report

Africa: Tina Urges CSOs, Media to Drive Tax Justice Across Africa

Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) Executive Director Chenai Mukumba has challenged civil society organizations and media practitioners across Africa to become more actively involved in shaping tax policy and monitoring government revenue mobilization efforts, warning that fair taxation and accountable public finance management are critical to the continent’s development future. Mukumba made the call Monday…

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