OTO Intervention Secures Taxpayer Refund Of Over R24,000
The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) does not often receive cases involving Turnover Tax Return (TT03) complaints against the South African Revenue Service (SARS) but ensures that when it does, such matters are efficiently dealt with. The case below, which helped secure a tax refund of over R24 000, illustrates the OTO’s commitment to…
Lawyers May Be Allowed At Disciplinary Hearings
Are private disciplinary hearings a thing of the past? BY lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or via e-mail address: [email protected]. Item 4 of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (The Code) contained in Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states…
Minister of Finance Appoints Ms Yanga Mputa as Tax Ombud
The Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana has in terms of section 14 of the Tax Administration Act, of 2011, appointed Ms Yanga Mputa as the Tax Ombud effective from 1 July 2023. Ms Mputa becomes South Africa’s first female Tax Ombud. The appointment is for a period of 5 years. Ms Mputa will take…
Call For Applications: Africa Youth SDG Innovation Award
Call for Applications: Africa Youth SDG Innovation Award Application Deadline: 11th June 2023 The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Subregional office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) is organising a side event at the Fifth African Youth SDGs Summit tentatively planned for August in Lusaka, Zambia in collaboration with the Africa Youth SDG…
Energy Expert Ted Blom Has Died
Independent energy expert Ted Blom has died at the age of 64. His family made the announcement through a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, informing the public of his passing in Linksfield but giving no further details. Blom was well known for his commentary on the country’s ongoing energy crisis. RCCI is saddened to hear…
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SBI Statement On The 2023 Budget
February 21 2023 Ahead of the national budget – to be tabled on Wednesday – the SBI calls on Finance Minister, EnochGodongwana, to support small businesses and their employees, households and families battling high cost of living and load shedding. “We appeal to the minister to spell out how government will be supporting South Africans…
Rand Water To Implement 30-hour Planned Maintenance On The R1, S1 And R5 Pipelines
Date : 20 January 2023MEDIA STATEMENTRAND WATER TO IMPLEMENT 30-HOUR PLANNED MAINTENANCE ON THE R1, S1 ANDR5 PIPELINESRand Water has scheduled the planned maintenance on its S1, R1 and R5 pipelines to tie-in a portion of the S4 pipeline to the existing S1, R1 and R5 pipelines. The 30-hour project will commence from 03:00am on…
Chundhur v Rampersad (D7934/2020) [2022] ZAKZDHC 28 (24 June 2022)
Article written by Avyakta Sing, Candidate Attorney, checked by Nadia Steyn, released by Jordan Dias, Senior Associate at Schindlers Attorneys 14 December 2022 BACKGROUND This matter dealt with an encroachment and the right of a neighbour to remove the encroachment off his or her property. The Applicant and Respondent are neighbours in the sectional title…
Recent Constitutional Court Ruling and what this means for B-BBEE in 2023!
The Constitution of South Africa is the highest law in the land. The Constitution places an obligation on the State in terms of section 9 (the equality clause) to specifically “redress the inequalities of the past.” This is the aim of all transformative legislation from the Employment Equity Act to the Skills Development Act and…