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SARS is cracking down on these taxpayers in South Africa

Today at 14:33 PM, via Daily Investor

SARS is intensifying its crackdown on South African taxpayers by using AI-driven, real-time risk profiling under Modernisation 3.0 to aggressively target high-net-worth individuals, large businesses and the gig economy.

Julius Malema’s R1 billion headache

Today at 14:00 PM, via Newsday

Although the party has since backtracked on this, the Economic Freedom Fighters’ Deputy President’s recent claim of a R1 billion campaign spend has raised question marks about transparency in South Africa’s political funding.

CENTRAL CASTING: Five things to know about Kevin Warsh, nominee for next Fed chairperson

Today at 13:50 PM, via Daily Maverick

Donald Trump says he will nominate former Fed governor Kevin Warsh as chairpeson in May, underscoring his push for lower US interest rates. Warsh, the Fed’s youngest-ever governor and a key figure during the 2008 crisis, is a well-connected Wall Street insider married to cosmetics heiress Jane Lauder. Once known as an inflation hawk, he now argues that productivity gains, especially from AI,...

R2,000 per month relief for South African homeowners

Today at 12:36 PM, via Daily Investor

With improving affordability, lower deposit requirements, and easing interest rates, 2026 is shaping up to be a promising year for South African homebuyers, particularly first-timers.

University of Pretoria opens doors to nearly 10,000 first-years

Today at 12:21 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Thousands of first-year students and their families filled the University of Pretoria’s Hillcrest campus on Saturday as the institution officially welcomed at least 9,700 undergraduates for the start of the 2026 academic year.

Japan PM Takaichi’s party poised for landslide victory, poll shows

Today at 12:17 PM, via Daily Maverick

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party is likely to score a landslide victory in next week’s lower house election, a survey by the Asahi newspaper showed, heightening the chance the country will continue to pursue big spending and tax cuts.

FAA chief accepts failures in deadly mid-air collision

Today at 12:10 PM, via Daily Maverick

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford said his agency accepted findings by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board that a series of systemic failures by the FAA led to a devastating mid-air collision that killed 67 people last year.

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