by dev@dotnews.co.za | Apr 13, 2026 | Company / Corporate / Compliance
“Knowledge is power.” (Sir Francis Bacon) Being a company director carries not only rewards but also risks that you need to manage carefully. In particular, you are held by the Companies Act to a high standard of conduct. Breaching any of your many duties and...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Apr 13, 2026 | Property
“The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor.” (Evan Esar) Body corporates face a familiar problem. Owners fall into arrears. Levies go unpaid. Legal costs mount. The temptation is to reach for the most forceful remedy available....
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Apr 13, 2026 | Business, Tax
“As your profitability grows, your taxes will too. In fact, paying more taxes is an indicator that your business health is improving.” (Mike Michalowicz) Business owners work hard to grow revenue and increase profit. What often receives less attention is how...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Apr 13, 2026 | Financial Planning, Saving & Investing
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” (Japanese proverb) There’s no doubt that the world has lost the rulebook. We’re all grappling with the pace of change across almost everything, while multiple global crises overlap. Old ideas about what a “good life” looks like no...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Feb 5, 2026 | Financial Planning, Saving & Investing
“The power of compounding reflects the principle that small, consistent improvements yield disproportionately large results over time.” (Morgan Housel) In his book The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel makes a great observation about Warren Buffett: more than 97% of...