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These 4 HR trends will be big in 2026
Article|2 Mar 2026

These 4 HR trends will be big in 2026

This will be the year that human resources settles into its strategic role. HR management has transformed since it first appeared in the early 1900s. Dashboards, data, self-service and other technology-powered features save time, improve...

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How Earned Wage Access Supports Employees
Article|7 Nov 2025

How Earned Wage Access Supports Employees

It’s not uncommon for employees to need an advance on their wages. When life happens and you need to free up cashflow, early access to earned wages can help employees without raising employer overheads.  Times are hard for many, with...

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Mauritius | Tax table updates 2025/2026
Article|18 Aug 2025

Mauritius | Tax table updates 2025/2026

The Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 18 of 2025) has been published in Government Gazette No. 66 on 9 August 2025. This Act introduces several amendments to the Income Tax Act, with certain provisions impacting payroll from 01 July 2025. Revision...

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Ethiopia | Tax Table Updates July 2025
Ethiopia|24 Jul 2025

Ethiopia | Tax Table Updates July 2025

On 17 July 2025, the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) approved the amendments to Income Tax Proclamation No. 1395/2017, which have now been published. The amendments take effect from 01 July 2025. The following key...

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PUMA South Africa Simplifies Payroll
Customer Story|25 Jun 2025

PUMA South Africa Simplifies Payroll

Industry: Retail (Apparel)  Region: South Africa  Company Size: 550+ employees  Product Used: Deel Local Payroll powered by PaySpace Seamless Payroll Integration with Workday PUMA South Africa modernised its HR and payroll systems with...

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Employment Tax Incentive Update April 2025
Article|8 Apr 2025

Employment Tax Incentive Update April 2025

As part of the 2025 Budget Review, the Minister of Finance announced updates to the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) aimed at supporting youth employment while ensuring continued affordability for employers.  In terms of section 7 of the...

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South Africa | Payroll Amendments
Legislation|7 Mar 2025

South Africa | Payroll Amendments

The 2025 Budget Speech is now scheduled for 12 March 2025, when updates, including the personal income tax tables, will be announced. However, some payroll-related changes based from recently published legislation have already gone into...

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The hidden costs of outdated ERP systems
Article|20 Jan 2025

The hidden costs of outdated ERP systems

Enterprise resource planning software is a cornerstone technology for many enterprises. But times are changing, and outdated ERP software is doing more harm than good. When a major South African bank needed to make changes to its ERP, it...

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Setting goals for HR and payroll success
Article|15 Jan 2025

Setting goals for HR and payroll success

As we kick off 2025, it’s an opportune moment for businesses to reflect on their HR and payroll strategies and set ambitious goals for the year ahead to revitalise company culture and align teams towards common objectives. Here’s how...

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Lesotho | Tax Table Update 2024/2025
Article|19 Apr 2024

Lesotho | Tax Table Update 2024/2025

The Minister of Finance published the Income Tax (AMA) Regulation No.25 of 2024, containing the new tax rates effective 1 April 2024: - the tax credit has been adjusted from M10 824.00 to M11 040.00 per annum, and - the first tax...

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DRC | Annual Tax Amendments January 2024
Article|15 Feb 2024

DRC | Annual Tax Amendments January 2024

The Finance Law N°23/056 of 10 December 2023 for the 2024 tax year has been promulgated by the President. This law is effective as of 1 January 2024. Please take note of the following changes for payroll: - Modification of Article 18 de...

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Zimbabwe | Tax Table Changes 2024
Article|12 Jan 2024

Zimbabwe | Tax Table Changes 2024

Following the promulgation of the Finance Act, 2023, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has released the new tax tables. The new tax tables are effective from 1 January 2024. No changes were made to the USD tax tables. Click here to...

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Zambia | Tax Table Changes 2024
Article|8 Jan 2024

Zambia | Tax Table Changes 2024

The 2024 Budget Address was delivered to the National Assembly on Friday, 29th September 2023 and proposed changes include providing relief to workers by introducing a reduction in the current PAYE regime. Parliament in Zambia enacted...

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Ivory Coast | ITS Reform January 2024
Article|8 Jan 2024

Ivory Coast | ITS Reform January 2024

The Presidency of the Republic published ‘Ordonnance No 2023-179 du 13 Septembere 2023’, reforming the taxes on salary, wages, pensions and life annuities. The Director General of Taxes announced that this reform will take effect on 1...

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Eswatini | ENPF Rate Increase January 2024
Article|1 Dec 2023

Eswatini | ENPF Rate Increase January 2024

According to Legal Notice No. 140 of 2020, the maximum wage limit for Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) contributions will increase from E3 500.00 to E3 700.00 effective 1 January 2024. Therefore, the maximum contribution for both...

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Mauritius | NSF Ceiling July 2023
Article|6 Jul 2023

Mauritius | NSF Ceiling July 2023

As per the MRA, the minimum and maximum basic wage or salary on which contributions to the National Savings Fund (NSF) are payable, has been adjusted as from 01 July 2023. Click here for more details. NSF Ceiling July 2023 The NSF Minimum...

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EMP501 Submission Dates and More
Article|29 Mar 2023

EMP501 Submission Dates and More

If you have a company with employees, then you will be required to submit an EMP501 reconciliation form. It is extremely important that you do this submission correctly, and do not miss the due date on this submission. In this article, we...

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Using a SARS Tax Calculator in 2023
Article|24 Feb 2023

Using a SARS Tax Calculator in 2023

What is the use of a SARS Tax Calculator in 2023? It is nearing that time of the year again. SARS is knocking on our doors and we have to ensure that we have all of our ducks in a row and pay our Taxes for 2023. It can be daunting to...

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Payroll Reports: What You Need to Know
Article|12 Dec 2022

Payroll Reports: What You Need to Know

Unfortunately, payroll reports are not as simple as paying your employee a salary. There are a variety of documents, reports, and calculations that need to be completed in order to comply with payroll requirements. In this article, we will...

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Article|24 Oct 2022

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Small business tax in South Africa can be a pain. Even though we all hate thinking and speaking about tax, the reality is that it is something we cannot avoid. SARS might be viewed as the bad guy but they have actually implemented a system...

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Payroll in Botswana: A Brief Breakdown
Botswana|3 Oct 2022

Payroll in Botswana: A Brief Breakdown

Payroll in Botswana can be a complicated process that is extremely time-consuming when done manually. If payroll is not done correctly and legislation is not adhered to, it can be detrimental to a company.  In this article, we will explain...

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What is Payroll System Software?
Payroll|25 Jul 2022

What is Payroll System Software?

What is Payroll system software? The most basic definition of payroll is that it is the process of paying employees their compensation for work done. However, it also includes tracking the number of hours worked by every employee,...

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How a Payroll System Works
Article|10 May 2022

How a Payroll System Works

If you have ever wondered how a payroll system works, this article will clarify it for you. Payroll is time-consuming, requires a lot of attention to detail, and can be quite tricky if one has a large number of employees in a company;...

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Online Payroll Administration Courses
Training|6 May 2022

Online Payroll Administration Courses

We offer payroll administration courses because we understand the importance thereof. As with most professions, it is preferred and necessary for a payroll administrator to successfully complete the required courses to ensure they have the...

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Senegal IPRES Ceiling Increase
Legislation|14 Apr 2022

Senegal IPRES Ceiling Increase

UPDATED  2 June 2022 – Senegal – IPRES ceiling increase On the 25th of February 2022, a notice was issued by Institution de Prévoyance Retraite du Sénégal (IPRES) announcing the increase of the monthly ceiling on which IPRES is based. An...

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Lesotho Tax Tables 2022
Legislation|14 Apr 2022

Lesotho Tax Tables 2022

The Minister of Finance, Honourable Thabo Sophonea, presented the Budget Speech for the Kingdom of Lesotho on the 2nd of March 2022. The proposed changes were gazetted on Friday, 8 April 2022. As per the Income Tax (Monetary Amounts)...

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Online Payroll: Smart and Simple Solution
Article|1 Feb 2022

Online Payroll: Smart and Simple Solution

Everyone has heard of payroll, and some even of online payroll. Whether as an employee, employer, or the person processing and performing payroll. It is a time consuming, complicated, and often stressful task, as a mistake can easily...

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Building a Winning Company Culture
Article|1 Feb 2022

Building a Winning Company Culture

Every organisation is constantly on the lookout for ways to ensure it does well and retains top talent. Most successful organisations have two things in common: a winning company culture and a strong customer focus. In these entities,...

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The effect of AI on innovation in payroll
Article|21 Dec 2021

The effect of AI on innovation in payroll

Innovation cycles are a key catalyst for growth and play a critical role in both entrepreneurship and economic development. The term ‘creative destruction’ was first coined in 1942 by economist Joseph Schumpeter. It refers to the...

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Hybrid Events are the way of the Future
Article|27 Nov 2021

Hybrid Events are the way of the Future

The global pandemic stopped meetings, conferences, and events in their tracks. Like every other industry, the events industry went through an unprecedented time, and had to reinvent itself in order to survive. The pandemic accelerated the...

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Botswana Personal Income Tax Tables 2021
Botswana|1 Jul 2021

Botswana Personal Income Tax Tables 2021

The Honourable Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Thapelo Matsheka presented the 2021/2022 Budget Proposals to the National Assembly on the 1st of February 2021. The Minister announced tax changes to raise the zero-rate...

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The 3 pillars of cloud computing
Article|20 Apr 2021

The 3 pillars of cloud computing

The cloud computing market is rapidly evolving and expanding. This comes as no surprise, as the benefits of cloud are vast and well-documented. Cloud can enable companies to deliver on their business outcomes and innovations far more...

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POPIA Compliance & Data Security
Article|28 Jul 2020

POPIA Compliance & Data Security

Compliance with POPIA is more critical than ever as the global COVID-19 pandemic that has seen workforces around the world now working from home, has introduced another dynamic. Scams and security breaches are steadily increasing as...

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Business resilience is about being prepared
News|4 May 2020

Business resilience is about being prepared

Business resilience is about being prepared and with the COVID-19 pandemic declared a national state of disaster, now more than ever, digital transformation is on the forefront for businesses across the board. The month long quarantine and...

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Payroll Tax Year End Checklist | March 2026
Article|17 Jan 2017

Payroll Tax Year End Checklist | March 2026

The 2019/20 tax year end deadline is fast approaching for many businesses. This can be a stressful time for your company’s finance departments and payroll managers. The right tax year end checklist can help you simplify the process and...

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