The challenge Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan faced in his 2012/13 Budget was how to narrow the budget deficit, meet social spending demands and maintain infrastructure investment. He essentially did so by raising taxes and the tax burden.

In a lecture given at George Washington University on March 27, 2012, the chairman of the Fed said that the US central bank's aggressive response to the 2007–2009 financial crisis and recession helped prevent a worldwide catastrophe.

South Africa's liquidations and insolvency numbers declined dramatically in February, figures released yesterday by Statistics South Africa indicate.

The following is a summary of the tax related budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 22 February 2012.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered a safe, no real surprises budget today (Tuesday 22 February) with R9.5-billion personal tax relief achieved by increasing the personal tax brackets

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has kept his mid-term budget promise made in October last year to further ease exchange controls, with a series of recently announced relaxations.

Most businesses are created, at least in part, to make money, and financial achievement is an important way to measure the success of a business

Non profits that are struggling to successfully apply for funding from the National Lottery Board (NLB) should persevere in their attempts – even if it means finding a public interest lawyer to stand in their corner.

Our easy to execute twelve step plan gives you one task a month. Execute each of these according to your circumstances and priorities and you are well on your way to financial freedom.

Failure to comply with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS) can result in hefty fines or possible closure by the Financial Services Board (FSB) for any Financial Services Provider (FSP) or financial intermediary who does not ensure an accurate record of all services rendered or advice offered, and securely store the information for up to five years.