by Candi Ferreira | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles
Director Delinquency Declarations: Managing Your Risk “Knowledge is power.” (Sir Francis Bacon) Being a company director carries not only rewards but also risks that you need to manage carefully. In particular, you are held by the Companies Act to a high standard of...
by Candi Ferreira | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles
Buying a House: What Costs Will You Pay, and When? “It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can’t fly away.” (English novelist Anthony Trollope) With interest and home loan rates at their lowest...
by Candi Ferreira | Mar 24, 2026 | Articles
Effective 1 March 2026: New National Minimum Wage The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each “ordinary hour worked” has been increased from 1 March 2026 by 5% from R28,79 per hour to R30,23 per hour. Domestic workers: Assuming a work month of 22 days x 8 hours per day,...
by Candi Ferreira | Mar 24, 2026 | Articles
Choose Your Conveyancer with Care! A Cautionary Tale of “Fraud Unravels All” “Fraud unravels property transactions even where innocent third parties are involved.” (Extract from judgment) Congratulations, you’re the proud new owner of your dream home! Your name’s on...
by Candi Ferreira | Mar 24, 2026 | Articles
Your New Car’s a Lemon: Here’s How to Make Lemonade and Get Your Money Back “Lemon law, noun – a law that states that you can return a motor vehicle to get it repaired or your money back if the vehicle is no good.” (Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries) The car you just...
by Candi Ferreira | Mar 24, 2026 | Articles
Budget 2026: How Much Will the Increased CGT Primary Residence Exclusion Save You? “We are also proposing additional tax measures to ease the financial burden on households and businesses, by adjusting personal income tax brackets and rebates fully in line with...
