Customs
latest news & developmentsSars claims new customs system will ensure swift processing of travellers
System to be piloted at Durban’s King Shaka airport allows travellers to pre-declare goods on an online portal
Sars snatches R16-million worth of illicit cigarettes in two weeks
Tax agency’s custom officials in Durban seize imported cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper
How smuggled gold destined for Dubai or Singapore has links to France and Mali
Three Malagasy citizens were apprehended at OR Tambo International airport, but now the trail is found to connect to France and Mali
They called him a scoundrel
An extract from the first chapter of La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono, published by Modjaji
UK PM faces double trouble in looming Brexit showdown
With Britain set to leave the bloc at the end of March, European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker is demanding ‘substantial progress’ this week
Tennis shoe racket: The game’s afoot
A lack of customer service and prohibitive added costs make the online ordering of sports shoes into a sad experience.
SA drags customs into 21st Century
Sars’s new super-efficient setup at borders should clear paperwork and delays, and curb corruption.
Mr Moneybags shrugs off the load
Despite Christo Wiese’s highly public run-in with the British authorities, it is business as usual, writes Heather Formby.
Atachi gets her man
Omer Redi takes a peek behind the ceremonial scene in rural Ethiopia and watches how one young couple seals the deal.