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  • 1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Neesa Moodley

    It pays to get on top of them before they blow your budget. I’m used to my annual Microsoft 365 Family subscription increasing by a nominal amount each year, but the 33% increase this year was a bit of a shocker. That’s when I tapped into the genius of my loyal Money Cents readers – and found an alternative for just R1,199. Don't want to see this?

  • 2 weeks ago | namibian.com.na | Neesa Moodley

    Younger generations generally seem to exhibit more positive money behaviour than older ones. Financial confidence can mean different things to different people, but Sanlam defines it as a level of assurance and belief in your ability to manage and navigate your financial life effectively. According to the Sanlam Financial Confidence Index, zennials – Generation Z and millennials, born between 1992 and 2002 – show higher levels of financial confidence than Generation Xers and boomers.

  • 2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Neesa Moodley

    COURT RULING 31 years after the first Freedom Day, this year’s public holiday saw the nation win freedom from a looming VAT increase. The Western Cape High Court this afternoon suspended the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase that was due to take effect from Thursday, 1 May next week.

  • 2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Neesa Moodley

    VAT EXPLAINER Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter during a press conference at the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement at Cape Town City Hall in November 2022. (Photo Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais) While South Africa has been shaking its head at Trump’s whiplash tariff announcements, we seem to be watching a similar scene roll out locally with the controversial VAT increase. The latest news is, of course, that the VAT increase has been taken off the table. Read more: VAT increase...

  • 3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Neesa Moodley

    NEWSFLASH In a media statement issued on its website in the middle of the night, the National Treasury announced the reversal of the controversial VAT increase, which was meant to take effect in a week's time - next Thursday, 1 May.

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Neesa Moodley
Neesa Moodley @neesasez
24 Apr 25

It was a late night for political parties as the VAT negotiations drew to a close. https://t.co/krHqiQrCx6 Sent with my Daily Maverick App (https://t.co/0k5It5dh4F)

Neesa Moodley
Neesa Moodley @neesasez
26 Mar 25

RT @BBCBreaking: President Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs on all cars not built in US, to come into effect from 2 April https://t.co/1W…

Neesa Moodley
Neesa Moodley @neesasez
10 Feb 25

RT @WandileSihlobo: This is awesome. Our friends in the Western Cape will be the first to ship South African apples to Thailand this month.…