Tuesday, 27 October 2026

SAA is staggering some senior salaries amid a fresh cash crunch, with no permanent CEO and an acting CEO now suspended. An aviation economist blames expansion into new routes without a capital base.

SARS is considering electronic stamps on individual cigarettes, bottles and cans to track them from factory onward. Professor Keith Engel says it would stop round-tripping and keep illegal cigarettes out of the legal market.

South Africa ranked 51st of 55 retirement systems in the CFA Institute Global Pension Index. Belinda Sullivan says the system is largely private, with no employer obligation to provide retirement funding.

A trust pays 45% income tax from the first rand on income such as interest and rent, with no rebates or brackets. Warren Ingram says capital gains in a trust are effectively taxed at 36%, double an individual's rate.