Overview of the main features of the Act¹
Background
The Act sets out the minimum requirements to ensure adequate consumer protection in South Africa.

PAIN OR GAIN?
I consider myself a dab hand in the kitchen – after all I have been doing it for years, own hordes of recipe books and have a mother who has a fix for every flop.

According to the King III report, which was released at the end of February 2009, companies' boards are responsible for the development of remuneration policies.

For many years South Africans were perhaps a bit happy-go-lucky when it came to tax matters. You know the sort of thing; “discount for cash”, nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

The GRAP Standard on Segment Reporting (GRAP 18) was approved by the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) in March 2005, but the Minister of Finance did not approve implementation of this standard by entities for financial periods starting 1st April 2009 as had been suggested by the Board.

Communicating deficiencies in internal controls to those charged with governance and management (ISA 265) is a new International Standard on Auditing (ISA) that comes into effect ...

Customs and excise is not a subject that is covered in the Tax syllabus at University in Bachelor of Commerce degrees even less rarely covered in professional journals.

The latest incarnation of the BMW 7 Series has been part of many motoring conversations locally and abroad. You may be thinking: “what could they really have changed, except for the shape?”

In motorcycling, there is a long list of sub-cultures, but ask a non-biker to describe a motorcycle, and nine out of ten times you end up with a description of a Harley Davidson.

It has been said many times before that property is one of the biggest investments one can make in a lifetime. So when it comes to divesting yourself of one of life's biggest assets, do you go it alone or use an estate agent?

In as little as five years Social Networking has managed to invade our families, relationships, places of work and classrooms. On an almost daily basis, we are confronted with media reports warning against the risks associated with Social Networking sites.

Michael Olivier, who grew up on a wine farm with Rosé-drinking parents, looks at the making of Rosés and the range available today, and implores you to drink pink.

Daar is onteenseglik tekens van ekonomiese herstel. Daar is egter ook enorme bedenkings oor wat nog kom. Die herstel sal stadig en moeisaam wees, met aansienlike risiko's wat oorwin sal moet word.