Call to cancel threat of prison for council tax non-payment
Debt charity StepChange says there are clear differences between councils when chasing unpaid tax.
Business
The iconic store that quietly disappeared from shopping malls across South Africa
Sweets from Heaven has all buy disappeared from shopping malls across South Africa, but the brand lives on thanks to popular musician and businessman, Danny K, who has big plans for the brand.
South Africa’s richest city is covered in trash
Johannesburg is seeing uncollected garbage piling across the streets amid protests and labour disputes.
Major new mall coming to South Africa’s capital
Kings Walk will soon open its doors in the East of Pretoria, with the mall set to serve a massively growing area.
Big shift for South Africa’s major ‘gateways’
South Africa’s ports—the key gateways into the country—have seen the highest number of ship dockings since 2019, recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic-related slowdowns.
Big changes for foreigners who own property in South Africa
The 2026 national budget introduced several tax adjustments that have direct implications for foreign nationals who own property in South Africa.
514 companies have delisted from the JSE
New research from the University of Cape Town (UCT) shows that 514 companies have left the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) since 1989, and that companies are increasingly choosing to delist.
Bad news for DStv in South Africa, and SARS clamps down on one group of taxpayers
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Sunday, 22 March 2026.