For people who receive a grant or need to receive one. This is an overview of South Africa’s social grant system and how to apply for social assistance. For a developing country, South Africa has a well-established social welfare system and a large proportion of social spending goes towards social grants. More than 18 million … Read more
In SA, working moms get up to four months of paid maternity leave. In order to take care of your newborn without too many financial worries, you’ll need to fill in a few documents and pay a visit (or three) to the Department of Home Affairs. But here’s a rough guide for new moms looking … Read more
The question of retirement age in South Africacan be thorny at best. YEI unpacks the topic of the retirement age in South Africa Baby boomers are retiring in their scores. The only issue is that many baby boomers are not ready to retire, mostly because of financial reasons. but also because they are not ready to be “put out … Read more
The Social Assistance Act of 2004 and regulations to the act provide the legal framework for the administration of seven social grants. Grants are targeted at categories of people who are vulnerable to poverty and in need of state support. These are older people, people with disabilities and children. Also, the Social Relief of Distress … Read more
For people who receive a grant or need to receive one. This is an overview of South Africa’s social grant system and how to apply for social assistance. For a developing country, South Africa has a well-established social welfare system and a large proportion of social spending goes towards social grants. Over 17 million social … Read more
Sassa grants: who qualifies, and how do you apply? Read on to find out if you are eligible to receive financial assistance from the government. Types of grants Social Assistance is provided in the form of:• Grant for older persons;• Disability grant;• War veterans grant;• Care dependency grant;• Foster child grant;• Child support grant;• Grant-in-aid;• … Read more
CIPC Banking Details and How To Make a Payment To CIPC Creating a virtual CIPC account To be able to transact with CIPC, customers need to register as a customer. When registered, a virtual account is automatically created in the name of the customer. Money need to be deposited into their CIPC virtual account (using … Read more
Type of Form Description Conditions CoR 9.1 Application to reserve a company name Must be accompanied by a filing fee of R75 if filed manually, or R50 if filed electronically; and any relevant documentation or evidence required in terms of Regulation 8. CoR 9.2 Application for extension of name reservation Must be accompanied by filing … Read more
All companies (including external companies) and close corporations are required by law to lodge their Annual Returns with CIPC within a certain period of time every year. An Annual Return is a statutory return in terms of the Companies and Close Corporations Acts and therefore MUST be complied with. Failure to do so will result in the … Read more
CIPC Banking Details and How To Make a Payment To CIPC Creating a virtual CIPC account To be able to transact with CIPC, customers need to register as a customer. When registered, a virtual account is automatically created in the name of the customer. Money need to be deposited into their CIPC virtual account (using … Read more