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Although personal rights are clearly assets for capital gains tax (CGT) purposes, they add a layer of complexity which has not been clarified in recent court decisions. Personal rights play an important role in the determination of capital gains and losses.

There have been significant developments at Naspers-Prosus in recent times. The Great Value Unlock Trade (a cross-holding structure that was highly criticised by asset managers) was implemented, which made Naspers smaller in the local market and Prosus larger in the European market.

In South Africa, 1 September is known as Spring Day, signalling the approaching change in season from winter to summer. This time of year is known to act as a trigger for people to tackle their annual 'spring cleaning' ritual – they get rid of old or unused items, deep clean the house and do some general re-organising.