South Africa

For many visitors, Johannesburg is seen as purely a business destination or stopover point. Most guidebooks advise a history-themed day trip to take in a combination of Gold Reef City, the Apartheid Museum and the former township of Soweto, or suggest a drive outside of the city to the Cradle of Humankind or the Krugesdorp Nature Reserve....

With its political and economic stability, competitive labour market and diverse industries, South Africa remains an attractive investment destination for offshore investors. The South African government is generally welcoming of foreign direct investment (FDI). It is one of the strategic goals of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through...

Change is expected in South Africa’s education sector over the coming years. Although the government has historically been willing to spend what it takes to make the desired improvements that are so frequently discussed in the media, such as addressing bureaucratic inefficiencies in the public sector, results have yet to materialise. Rather than...

In recent years, the tax landscape has been affected by a number of developments, including changes to the tax legislation as well as case law. The South African tax system does not allow for group tax. However, in 2001 the National Treasury introduced corporate rules intended to allow entities that form part of the same group of companies to...

Though there was very little certainty as to precisely what the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan entails as of early 2012, it was thought that it would bring profound changes to the health care sector in South Africa. The plan is a government effort to close the gap between the quality of health care available to the rich and poor, and is in...