July 2019 | Website of the Month, Wills and Estate Planning
What happens if you want to access a South African bequest overseas?
BizNews gives you a step-by-step breakdown of how to go about it, depending on whether you are –
- Non-resident,
- Financially emigrated, or
- A South African resident temporarily abroad.
Read also the section on taxation.
Bear in mind that of necessity an article like this can only give you an overview of some general principles, and that getting anything wrong could cost you dearly. Professional advice on your specific circumstances is a no-brainer here!
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June 2019 | Business, Website of the Month
“The email of the species is deadlier than the mail” (Stephen Fry)
Do your business emails enhance your brand or tarnish it? It’s a critical question, particularly for businesses with high email volumes (that’s most of us these days) and it’s entirely up to you what the answer is.
On the one hand it’s all too easy to jeopardise an entire business relationship by hitting the “Send” button on a badly considered, written or configured email. On the other, it’s easy to turn every email you send into a powerful projection of all the good things you want everyone to know about your business and about you personally.
Get started with “The dos and don’ts when sending a business email” on BusinessTech, a 13-point checklist of things to watch for, from “Subject Line” to “Conversation Closer”.
Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Always contact your professional adviser for specific and detailed advice.
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May 2019 | Litigation, Website of the Month
“Agree, for the law is costly” (wise old proverb)
The cost, delay and risk of contested litigation sometimes makes it sensible to rather try to resolve a dispute with mediation. Ask your lawyer for advice on whether your dispute is a suitable one, and if so be aware that in addition to the option of existing “private” mediation, you can refer a dispute to “court-annexed” mediation at selected magistrate’s courts around the country, either before or during a trial.
The list of courts offering mediation options expands greatly on 1 July 2019 – see the full list here.
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April 2019 | General Interest, Website of the Month
Ridesharing services like Uber are convenient and popular, but you will have read of the “fake Uber” attacks and other safety concerns so on the principle of “safety first” always take a few common sense precautions when using them.
Before you get into your next Uber have a good read of their “Driving safety forward” page here. Pay particular attention to the 3 steps you should always follow before you enter the vehicle in the “Check your ride, every time you ride” section half way down the page. Also be aware of the safety features available to you in the app itself – they are listed in the “Designing a safer ride” section.
Then watch Uber’s “Safety Never Stops” video on YouTube.
Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Always contact your professional adviser for specific and detailed advice.
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March 2019 | Business, General Interest, Website of the Month
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” (Albert Einstein)
Music, science tells us, really can help us work, and learn, and be creative.
Earphones mean you can listen to your favourite tunes all day with zero disruption to your fellow employees (and clients waiting in Reception!), and you’ll never be short of new music with a streaming service and a high-memory smartphone. But what should you listen to?
“Create the perfect playlist for productive work” on Quartz discusses how music can enhance workplace performance (employers take note!), and what musical tempo (beats per minute) can help induce the alpha state in your brain so that your mind becomes calm and alert, with heightened concentration.
Different types of music, it turns out, are ideal for particular tasks in four categories –
- Simple tasks
- Learning
- Work you love
- Creative work.
Happy (and productive) listening!
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September 2018 | Business, General Interest, Website of the Month
Insomnia is serious, impairing your logical reasoning, executive function, attention, and mood, with a risk in serious cases of depression, anxiety, and symptoms of paranoia. In the long run, sleep deprivation is a main contributor to the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Chronic insomnia has even been linked to a shorter life span – it can literally kill you.
And it’s common – that’s perhaps not surprising given the hectic, information-overloaded lives many of us lead. In fact, over a third of us regularly report problems with falling and staying asleep.
What is surprising is that there’s one group of people who reportedly sleep better than anyone else – senior executives. In fact, the more senior a person’s role, the more sleep they get. Which seems deeply counter-intuitive – surely the higher up the corporate ladder you go the more stress you are under? And the more stress, the more lying awake at night tossing and turning and fretting?
So how do these captains of commerce and industry do it, and how can everyone else join them?
Mindful Magazine’s article “Senior Executives Get More Sleep Than Everyone Else” here reveals all, with some guidelines (and a simple breathing exercise audio clip) on how to achieve this trainable skill.
Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Always contact your professional adviser for specific and detailed advice.
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