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BILL GATES

Never-before-seen IRS files reveal how the wealthiest avoid tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive…

  • Jesse Eisinger
  • Jeff Ernsthausen
29 min read
South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
APARTHEID

Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens

Wealth inequality in South Africa is not only intolerably high, its also not reducing.

  • Ingrid Woolard
7 min read
The widows’ salaries are below the tax threshold. However when the spousal pension is added to their income, they qualify for tax and end up owing Sars. (Gallo)
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Income tax law leaves widows poorer

Widows of government employees have called for a relaxation of the income tax law.

  • Lester Kiewit
3 min read