Should You Pay Your TV Licence? What Happens If You Don’t

With 85% of South Africans currently non-compliant, and the SABC’s funding model under review, many consumers are asking the same question: Should you pay your TV licence? The SABC TV licence has become one of South Africa’s most widely ignored legal obligations. In a country where Netflix, streaming services, and mobile data have largely replaced […]

I can no longer afford to pay maintenance, what should I do?

Many of us are still recovering from the harsh effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of us are faced with the issue of not being able to meet our financial obligations. One such obligation could be a maintenance order. South African law, imposes harsh sanctions on maintenance debtors who fail to adhere to their maintenance […]

VAT treatment of irrecoverable debts

What happens to the VAT that was paid over to SARS? Vendors often provide goods or services to clients on credit. In the current economic climate, clients are more likely to acquire goods or services on credit and may thereafter be unable to settle these debts. Other factors, for example disputes, may also result in […]