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Long under tight state control, South Africa’s broadcasting market has become livelier and more diverse over the past three decades, with private stations emerging to challenge the incumbent South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Pay-per-view television channels have sprung up, though the free-to-air stations run by SABC...

According to the Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa has the largest IT market in Africa, ranking 20th in the world and eighth when IT spending is factored in as a part of GDP. While this bodes well for IT vendors and service providers, many attribute the high ranking to strong levels of IT spend among the corporate segment and assert...

With the continent’s largest health care sector, South Africa’s government has focused heavy investment in the industry, and its thriving private sector is keeping pace, accounting for about half of overall spending. Between them, per capita spending on health care is among the highest on the continent, and outstrips that of...

Taxation in South Africa is levied according to specific “residence principles”. These principles apply to incorporated, unincorporated and natural taxpayers. The South African Income Tax Act (the Act) contains certain “source” deeming principles in relation to passive income such as interest, royalties, dividends and certain...

The government has made it clear that education is a priority in South Africa, with more public resources going to the education system than any other sector. In the 2013 budget, it allocates some R232.5bn ($28bn), or 21.9% of the total R1.06trn ($121bn). Of education expenditure, R1bn ($121m) will go to teacher recruitment and...

Having weathered the international economic storm well, the South African advertising industry had a tough year in 2012 and may have a slower period ahead. The sector is contending with economic headwinds and subsequent caution among advertisers. Nonetheless, major clients are still willing to spend, and innovative agencies...