Cape Town — A robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in the province of Limpopo made headlines in June, 2022 when it was revealed that over U.S.$4 million was stolen from the property. Ramaphosa denied any criminality relating to the fortune and complied with the investigation that followed. “President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges that while there is much public interest and concern about claims made in a criminal complaint against him, he remains firmly focused on the task of rebuilding the economy and the country,” spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said at the time. According to The Namibian, former South African spy…
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Daily Tax Report: International Oct. 21, 2022, 5:00 AMThe South African Revenue Service Oct. 18 posted online an updated tax guide for shareholders. Topics covered include: 1) distinctions between income tax and capital gains tax; 2) criteria for distinguishing between revenue and capital profits; 3) shares held as trading stock; 4) shares acquired from an employer or granted under an employee share incentive regime; 5) the taxation of dividend income; 6) the capital gains tax treatment for shares held as capital assets; 7) determination of a taxable capital gain or loss, including a three-year rule; 8) clarification of disposals and…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The African Union has set October 24 in South Africa as the date and place for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to an Ethiopian official. The announcement from Redwan Hussein, the national security adviser for Ethiopia’s prime minister, came days after the federal government reported on the capture of three strategic towns in Tigray, including Shire, which hosts large numbers of people uprooted by the war. In recent days, diplomats have urged the federal government and Tigrayan forces to agree to an immediate cease-fire, with U.N. Secretary General Antonio…
‘If Russia stops [the] war, war is stopped. If Ukraine stops protecting their land, Ukraine will stop existing. That’s why we need a huge coalition, in diplomatic form, to condemn Russia and stop this war because… it’s a huge problem – with food security, with violence – influencing all of the world, not only Ukraine.” These were the words of Zhan Beleniuk, a Ukrainian MP and Olympic wrestling gold medallist, when he visited the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town on Thursday. Sporting a T-shirt bearing the words “I’m Afro-Ukrainian”, he called on South Africa to change…
Fans of pro wrestling span the generations. And with its high flying athletics and theatrics, the sport has always been a big draw for kids.What better way to raise money for Children’s Hospital At Erlanger than a wrestling match?”We want to have some fun, do some great family fun shows, and at the same time raise money for a great cause,” said William Venable.William Venable, President of the non-profit, started Wrestling 4 A Cause Chattanooga with his friend Allan Rittenhouse, who shares a love and passion for the sport.It may look painful, but it’s all fun and games for the…
International or Danish?” “Public or private?” “All the primary seats are full?” “We’re only staying two years!” “We plan on planting roots here!” “My older child was in a Cambridge school previously” “My teenager is starting secondary … Cambridge or IB?” These are just some of the issues that parents agonise over when choosing a school before relocating to Denmark. Public vs privateFirstly, start by educating yourself on Danish education (eng.uvm.dk). The public school system is one option. Your child will be immersed in the Danish language and culture, and the option is good for families who plan on staying…
As the 74th Frankfurter Buchmesse opens Wednesday, discussions and presentations will get right into industry numbers and data. A business conversation at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2012. Image: FBM, Alexander Heimann By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Event: “The Book Market in Europe 2021/2022”Venue: Frankfurt Studio, Hall 4.0When: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 19 When the Federation of European Publishers on Wednesday lays out results from its annual statistical survey of the European book market, it will be the first time the organization has done this at Frankfurter Buchmesse. The session opens with introductory remarks from the federation’s president, Peter Kraus vom Cleff,…
Parents are being warned to monitor their children’s online activities, with concerns that extremist groups are using popular online games to recruit young Australians.Extremist groups have been targeting young people by using the gaming platforms to expose them to dangerous content such as violent recreations of real-life terrorist events, according to the Australian Federal Police.In one instance, a young person engaged with extremist content that depicted the 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack, they said.For more Parenting related news and videos check out Parenting >>The teen then allegedly posted the content to their social media, exposing it to others.Counter-terrorism expert Professor Greg…
SINGAPORE – A book on the long-lost Qixi Festival in Singapore was launched on Saturday in Chinatown, where it used to be celebrated until the 1970s. Reviving Qixi: Singapore’s Forgotten Seven Sisters Festival documents the rise and fall of the festival and provides important signposts on how to revive it. The authors, heritage researchers Lynn Wong and Lee Kok Leong, said at the launch in Smith Street that they hope to bring back the festival with their book, which is written in both English and Chinese. The Qixi or Seven Sisters Festival is the only Chinese festival here that has…
With Halloween on the horizon, a new novel from Alan Nolan, The Sackville Street Caper (O’Brien Press, €6.99, 8+) evokes Victorian Dublin for young readers with gothic glee. Starring a young Bram Stoker as he seeks adventure on the city streets, Nolan takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to influence that will delight the informed reader. More importantly, he has crafted a rollicking story that any young adventure-loving reader will warm to.On the run from his boring boarding school, Bram finds himself embroiled with a gang of cutpurses, led by the curly-topped Molly Malone, “the sneakiest sneak thief in the whole of…