WhatsApp channel now open for SA taxpayers
Cape Town – South Africa’s tax authority – SARS – is making it easier for South African taxpayers to... Read more
9 Jul, 2024
Tear gas fired as hundreds protest over Kenya tax hikes
Kenya – Kenyan police fired tear gas as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Nairobi on Thursday,... Read more
20 Jun, 2024
Kenya scraps most new tax hikes amid protest clashes
Kenya – Kenya’s government on Tuesday scrapped plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said, amending a controversial... Read more
19 Jun, 2024
IMF calls for stronger social safety net to ‘broaden’ gains from AI
Washington — Fiscal policy has a “major role to play” in broadening the financial gains from generative AI technology... Read more
18 Jun, 2024
Shakira reaches deal to settle Spain tax fraud case
Barcelona – Colombian superstar Shakira will pay millions of euros in fines as part of a settlement announced Monday with Spanish... Read more
20 Nov, 2023
MaMkhize faces outstanding tax amount of R37m – reports
Durban — South African entrepreneur and businesswoman, Shauwn Mkhize, better known as MaMkhize, reportedly faces a hefty tax bill... Read more
20 Oct, 2023
Microsoft fights $29 billion US back tax claim
Washington — The US Internal Revenue Service is asking that Microsoft pay a whopping $29 billion in unpaid taxes... Read more
12 Oct, 2023
More South Africans are smoking – higher taxes and stronger law enforcement are needed
Sam Filby, University of Cape Town and Corne van Walbeek, University of Cape Town Tobacco use imposes a significant... Read more
11 Dec, 2022
Central America’s biggest mine faces closure over tax spat
Donoso – Rising up through the lush vegetation of Panama’s Caribbean coast, a 125-metre chimney serves as a beacon... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Somalia warns traders not to pay off Islamist militants
Mogadishu – The Mogadishu government on Saturday threatened to sanction businesses that pay extortion money to Al-Shabaab, looking to... Read more
16 Oct, 2022
