Kenya ratifies the Double Tax Treaty with South Africa

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released updated interest rate tables on 20 July 2026. The revised tables set out the applicable interest rates on outstanding taxes, interest rates payable on certain tax refunds, and interest rates

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has published a dedicated webpage on the implementation of its Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) programme, outlining the objectives, benefits and planned pilot phase as the authority prepares to launch the

Kenya’s government confirmed, on 14 July 2026, that it is keeping its reduced 8% value-added tax rate on petroleum products through mid-October, alongside a KES 945 million subsidy to stabilise pump prices in the July-August cycle. The

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has published a South African Tax Court judgment upholding the application of the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) in a case involving shareholders of an investment company on 7 July 2026. The South

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) released a public notice on 8 July 2026  regarding updates to the market interest rate for fringe benefit tax and the deemed interest rate on specific non-resident loans for July, August, and September

The Kenya Revenue Authority announced on 6 July 2026 that, under the Finance Act, 2026, which amends the First Schedule to the Excise Duty Act (Cap. 472), excise duty on bottled water has been abolished with effect from 1 July 2026. The announcement