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Buying guides, compliance explainers and the practical detail that decides whether a purchase works out.

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Compliance03 Jun 2026·2 min read

ETI: the calculation your payroll system must get right

The Employment Tax Incentive is worth real money and the calculation is fiddly. Here is how it works and how to check your payroll is doing it correctly.

Haseeba bibi

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Buying guide29 May 2026·3 min read

Best HR software for South African employers

Six HR platforms judged on BCEA leave accrual, POPIA handling of employee data, and whether managers will actually use them.

Haseeba bibi

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Compliance20 May 2026·3 min read

BCEA leave rules and why imported HR software gets them wrong

Annual, sick and family responsibility leave under the BCEA, and the specific configuration failures that produce wrong balances in international HR systems.

Haseeba bibi

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Buying guide14 May 2026·3 min read

Best project management software for South African teams

Six tools compared on adoption, the real rand cost for teams of five, ten and twenty five, and which shapes of team each one actually suits.

Kinza Shahzad

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Practical08 May 2026·2 min read

Free accounting software in South Africa: what you actually get

Three genuinely free options, what each one gives you, and the point at which free becomes more expensive than paying.

Kanizan Hassan

15
Buying guide30 Apr 2026·3 min read

Best ERP systems for South African manufacturers and distributors

Seven ERP systems assessed on local statutory reporting, manufacturing depth, landed cost handling and the factor that decides most implementations: the partner.

Kanizan Hassan

16
Compliance22 Apr 2026·2 min read

SARS eFiling integration: which accounting packages actually connect

The difference between software that produces a VAT201 report and software that submits one, and what that difference costs across a year.

Kanizan Hassan

17
Opinion16 Apr 2026·2 min read

Should you buy accounting and payroll from the same vendor?

Bundling is convenient and it is not free. The case for and against buying your ledger and your payroll from one company.

Haseeba bibi

18
Opinion09 Apr 2026·2 min read

What load shedding should change about your software choices

Cloud software assumes a connection. In a country where the connection is not guaranteed, that assumption deserves more scrutiny than it usually gets.

Kinza Shahzad

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