RC 261027Cape TalkStephen Grootes
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
SAA's cash crunch and suspended acting CEO led the episode, with SARS's plan to track cigarettes and alcohol, a Pick n Pay rally and a close look at what family trusts really cost.
- 18:12
SAA is staggering salary payments to some employees amid an apparent cash crunch, with no permanent CEO and its acting CEO suspended.
- 18:19
SARS is considering electronic 'intelligent markers' on individual cigarettes, alcohol and possibly fizzy drinks, to trace stock from factory to shop and curb the illicit economy.
- 18:28
Pick n Pay shares rallied again after interim numbers, as analysts said it has de-risked the story by resolving Section 189 retrenchments that put about 20,000 jobs on the line.
- 18:42
The CFA Institute Global Pension Index ranks South Africa's pension system 51st out of 55 retirement income systems assessed this year.
- 19:46
A trust pays 45% income tax from the very first rand earned, with no rebates or brackets, so Warren Ingram says trusts rarely save tax.