Guides
Plain-language guides to POPIA, B-BBEE, SARS, and FSCA — what the law actually requires of a business like yours, and how to prove you meet it.
Featured · Guide · 11 min read
Every tax an SA business actually deals with — income tax, provisional tax, PAYE, and VAT — what each one requires, when it's due, and what SARS charges when you miss. Including the 2026 changes that moved the goalposts.
Read the guide →Guide · 9 min read
If you employ anyone, you must register for COIDA — the state workplace-injury cover run by the Compensation Fund. What it is, who's in (domestic workers included), the annual Return of Earnings, the personal liability if you skip it, and how to get the Letter of Good Standing tenders demand.
Guide · 10 min read
Your entire B-BBEE obligation is decided by one number — annual turnover. Under R10m you're an EME (an affidavit, no scorecard); R10–50m a QSE; over R50m Generic. What each tier requires, the priority-element traps, and how to prove your level.
Guide · 11 min read
Most businesses don't need an FSP licence — but if you give financial advice or act as an intermediary, the FSCA and FAIS apply in full. Who's in scope, the licence categories, fit-and-proper and CPD, the conduct rules, penalties, and what the COFI Bill will change.
Guide · 11 min read
Everything an SA business needs on POPIA — the eight conditions, the Information Regulator, penalties, and how to build a compliance programme that actually holds up.
Guide · 10 min read
What a B-BBEE level actually means, how the 109-point scorecard earns it, why one weak priority element quietly costs you a whole level, and the cheapest ways to climb.
POPIA · 6 min read
POPIA §19 doesn't give you a checklist — it gives you a test. Here's what “appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures” actually means for your business.
Regulatory map · 8 min read
Four regulators, four rulebooks, one business. A clear map of POPIA, B-BBEE, SARS, and FSCA — what each requires, who it applies to, and where they intersect.
Checklist · 5 min read
A practical, no-fluff checklist to check whether your website meets POPIA's basic requirements — privacy policy, cookie consent, data subject rights, and more.
