Cracking the code to happy places: It’s more than just location
From urban challenges to small-town smiles: probing the intricacies of place psychology and its impact on human happiness.
Tax evasion
The tax avoidance superhighway
There is not so much of a fine line between tax evasion and tax planning as there is a giant grey superhighway dissecting the two named ‘tax avoidance’.
SARS going after South African Bitcoin traders
SARS has asked cryptocurrency exchanges for information on their customers as part of a crackdown on tax evasion by crypto traders.
First of ANC state capture ‘mafia’ nailed for tax evasion
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith was in court this week in connection with tax evasion and he stands accused alongside former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi.
The “moment” SARS rogue unit narrative was born: EFF document leak provides clues – Thamm
The South African Revenue Service Rogue Unit is believed to be an invention of pro-Zuma individuals who were intent on excising anti-corruption busters from the country’s tax organ and beyond.
MTN shares fall as Nigeria urges court not to block $2bn penalty
MTN shares fell almost 7% after Nigeria’s government said Africa’s biggest mobile operator evaded taxes and urged a Lagos court not to block a $2bn penalty.
Tax evaders suck SA’s lifeblood, put Guptas to shame – global survey
In a new report, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) estimates South Africa lost $37 billion – $7.4 billion a year – in potential government revenue due to trade misinvoicing between 2010 and 2014.
🔒 Mauritius ‘golden passport’ scheme flagged on OECD blacklist
Mauritius and the Seychelles are among countries flagged as operating high-risk schemes which sell either residency or citizenship in a new report released by the OECD.
🔒 Expect a clamp down on passport schemes for investors – The Economist
Selling citizenship is big business for small countries, with deposed politicians and criminals gaining easy access to safe havens.
Best of 2017: Peter Hain’s “smoking gun” – provides bank accounts detailing how Guptas took billions from SA
Renowned anti-Apartheid activist, Lord Peter Hain, drove a very deep nail into the Zupta coffin in the UK’s House of Lords in November.