Summary
Review the most recent legislative changes during 2025 affecting the payroll landscape for Sage VIP Classic and Sage VIP Premier.
Description
Click the calendar month below to expand and review the latest news and changes per country.
▼ October 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Mauritius
Nigeria
South Africa
▼ August 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Mauritius
South Africa
▼ July 2025
Ethiopia
Mauritius
South Africa
▼ May 2025
South Africa
- Reminder: Deadline for the Employer Annual Reconciliation Submission Period (2024/2025 tax year) - 31 May 2025
- COIDA - Return of Earnings (ROE) guidelines and required documentation
- 2025 Budget review - 21 May 2025
- SARS e@syFile™︎ Employer v8.0.0_259 is now available
- Update on Return of Earnings (OID) 2024/2025 Submission Period - 1 May to 31 July 2025
- Highlights from the third National Budget Speech – 21 May 2025
- SARS enabled access to previous e@syFile version
Zambia
▼ April 2025
Lesotho
Namibia:
- 2025/2026 Budget statement and tax-free housing benefit
- Employees' Compensation Fund (EFC) ceiling increase effective 1 March 2025
South Africa
- BCEA Earnings threshold effective April 2025
- Employer Annual EMP501 Reconciliation submission 1 April to 31 May 2025
- Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) changes effective April 2025
- Update on Return of Earnings (OID) 2024/2025 submission period
- OID earnings threshold (2025/2026 year of assessment) effective 1 March 2025
- Compensation Fund notice of temporary system shut-down
- Employment Equity Regulations 2025
- Reversal of VAT increase
▼ March 2025
South Africa
- National Minimum Wage Increases effective 1 March 2025
- SARS e@syFile™︎ Employer version 8.0 (8.00.000.257) is now available
- Budget Speech 2025/2026 postponed until 12 March 2025
- Return of Earnings (OID) 2024/2025 Submission Period
- Subsistence and Travel Allowance changes effective March 2025
- SARS e@syFile™︎ Employer version 8.0 (8.00.000.258) is now available
▼ February 2025
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
▼ January 2025
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ghana
Kenya
- National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions limits increase effective 1 February 2025
- Changes to P9 Deduction Card reports
Mauritius
Rwanda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Reminder: Deadline for the Employer Annual Reconciliation Submission Period (2024/2025 tax year) - 31 May 2025