Articles by Isabelle Coetzee
The best and worst income tax rates: Where does SA rank?
With South Africa ranking among the countries with the highest tax rates, citizens may wonder what the grass looks like on the other side.
Do start-up entrepreneurs pay less taxes?
Once you kick off your flagship company, you will inevitably have to face the administrative woes of running a business – and this includes paying taxes. As an entrepreneur, how does this affect you?
Expect a salary increase of over 6%
South Africans can expect a benchmark salary increase of between 6% and 6.5% in 2018, said Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century, the largest remuneration consultancy in the country.
Childhood trauma can ruin your personal finances
“It must be my fault,” you think while hopelessly staring at the remnants of your financial security. But you might be wrong. Your financial instability may be derived from childhood trauma, rather than an innate character flaw.
Smoking neighbour driving you up the chimney
Waking up to a lungful of second-hand smoke is the wrong way to start your Easter weekend. Even with closed windows, your neighbour’s bad habit may still reach you through the cracks. So what can you do?
A realistic guide to claiming UIF
The Department of Labour (DOL) is quiet today. The lady at the front desk explains that their computers have been down since Friday, and even she seems annoyed by this. Usually the queue leaks out onto the street. A mass of tired fathers, impati...
When noise complaints fall on deaf ears – do you have rights?
Ongoing interferences from your neighbour may eventually make your skin crawl and have you pulling at your hair. We find out what your rights are.
Forget about Day Zero – are you ready for Armageddon?
Since Cape Town’s recent flirt with disaster – known as Day Zero – average citizens joined doomsday preppers in hoarding water supplies. When this critical resource suddenly became scarce, people put aside their inherent rid...
Estranged family fighting over your assets
Barely a week after your death your estranged relatives battle one another for ownership of your assets. Those dearest to you receive nothing while your nemesis becomes entitled to the bulk of your wealth. This is a train wreck. And, like 70% of...
Daring ways to dispose of a dead body
Like a gruesome scene from a popular crime-series, you need to decide how to dispose of a dead body. Should you dissolve the remains in chemicals, or remove the organs and set the shell alight? What about sinking the corpse to the bottom of the ...
Understanding Black Tax
Like many young, South African graduates, Ivy Shirinda carries the burden of Black Tax – an unspoken responsibility to support one’s family and extended family.
Funding universal healthcare in South Africa
The National Treasury confirmed during the Budget Speech that it will continue to fund the development of a National Health Insurance (NHI) over the next three years.