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The real threat to your business is old habits. In July 2025, a mid-sized South African business lost one of its most

Much has been written about the residential property markets in South Africa’s iconic cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. But what of

South African courts have adopted the abstract theory, which means that the validity of transferring ownership is not affected by whether the

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Renting or leasing a home should be simple, but when it turns into a headache, the Rental Housing Tribunal (RHT) steps in

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What happens to the VAT that was paid over to SARS? VENDORS OFTEN provide goods or services to clients on credit. In