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Established in 2014 by Donice Perkins, Dontro Consult offers premier fiduciary services, preserving global legacies. Member of FISA

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11/06/2026

Read this week’s featured fiduciary articles:
🔗 https://www.dontroconsult.co.za/articlesofinterest

• Rapport: Lees hier voordat jy ’n onderneming op skuld begin - 2026/06/07

• Until when is a deceased estate liable for tax on income earned after death? - 2026/06/04

03/06/2026

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🔗 https://www.dontroconsult.co.za/articlesofinterest

• Tech4Law – Court case – Eviction proceedings and the failed claim (of a claimant) in an alleged permanent life partnership - 2026/06/01
In this court case summary by FISA CEO Jan du Plessis, the court considered whether a woman who claimed to have been in a permanent life partnership with a deceased man could resist eviction from a property owned by his estate. The claimant argued that her long-term relationship entitled her to remain in the home, but the court found that she had failed to prove the legal requirements for a permanent life partnership that would create enforceable rights against the estate. As a result, the eviction application succeeded. As Jan notes, the judgment highlights that cohabitation alone does not automatically confer the legal protections associated with marriage, underscoring the importance of proper estate planning and formal legal arrangements for unmarried couples.

• Rapport: Eva, die slang en die saamblyers se storie - 2026/05/31
In hierdie week se Rapport verduidelik Nico van Gijsen dat die reg al hoe meer erkenning gee aan mense wat saamwoon sonder om getroud te wees. Hy sê: “Soos die sonde die saamblyers vergewe is, so sê die reg ook nou julle kan maar saambly en ons sal vir julle soortgelyke beskerming en voorregte as getroudes gee.” Nico wys daarop dat saamblyers nou in baie gevalle dieselfde erf-, onderhouds- en belastingvoordele as getroudes geniet, mits die verhouding permanent is en daar wedersydse onderhoudspligte bestaan. Tog waarsku hy dat behoorlike finansiële beplanning steeds noodsaaklik bly, omdat geen wetlike reg swak beplanning kan vervang nie.

28/05/2026

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🔗 https://www.dontroconsult.co.za/articlesofinterest

• RSG Geldsake: ‘n FISA lid kan alle huishoudings baie pyn spaar - 2026/05/26
Jan du Plessis, uitvorende hoof van FISA, gesels met Ryk van Niekerk op RSG Geldsake. Jan sê dat goeie boedelbeplanning families baie emosionele en finansiële pyn kan spaar. Hy beklemtoon dat ’n geldige testament, behoorlike dokumentasie en professionele advies noodsaaklik is om probleme ná ’n sterfte te voorkom.

• Rapport: Só werk kapitaalwins as jy binne gemeenskap trou - 2026/05/24
In hierdie week se Rapport verduidelik Nico van Gijsen dat egpare wat binne gemeenskap van goedere getroud is, elk geregtig is op die helfte van die gemeenskaplike boedel en hul deel kan bemaak soos hulle wil. Hy beklemtoon dat ’n huis nie outomaties na die oorlewende gade oorgaan nie – dit moet in ’n testament bepaal word.

22/05/2026

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🔗 https://www.dontroconsult.co.za/articlesofinterest

• Dontro Consult: Fiduciary Friday Takeaway - 2026/05/15
In last week’s Fiduciary Friday Takeaway, we focused on a living annuity in a case where the Gauteng High Court confirms an agent’s authority to nominate beneficiaries under a General Power of Attorney

• Isolezwe News: Ukuzihlelela ngaphambi kokungena emshadweni wendabuko sekubalulekile - 2026/05/19
Isolezwe News, the isiZulu media outlet, ran the article by Louis van Vuren regarding the recent Constitutional court ruling in regard to customary marriage. Louis is an, FPSA®, CFP®, TEP®, FISA member and director at Finlac. Moyomuhle Maphanga, a candidate attorney at Rumana Mahomed Attorneys Inc. translated the article into isiZulu.

• RRSG Potgooi: “Wat sê die prokureur?” - 2026/05/18
In die RSG-program “Wat sê die prokureur?” bespreek prokureur en FISA-lid Volker Krüger ‘n hofsaak oor twee lewensmaats wie se paaie geskei het.

• Rapport: Niks troos soos ’n miljoen of drie nie, maar d**k eers mooi - 2026/05/17
In hierdie Rapport artikel waarsku Nico van Gijsen dat algemene “formule-finansiële-raad” nie altyd in ’n kliënt se beste belang is nie.

• Citywire: Legal steps when a living annuity has no nominated beneficiary - 2026/05/12

In this article in Citywire, Renate Jute warns that failing to nominate a beneficiary on a living annuity can create major estate-planning complications.

15/05/2026

Can a person acting under a General Power of Attorney legally nominate themselves as a beneficiary on a living annuity?

A recent Gauteng High Court judgment provides important clarity.

12/05/2026

Read this week’s featured fiduciary articles:
🔗 https://www.dontroconsult.co.za/articlesofinterest

• Nico: Moenie vrees nie - só kan jy jou spaargeld laat brul - 2026/05/10
In hierdie artikel beveel Nico van Gijsen aan dat mense nie deur vrees vir geldverlies of inflasie vasgekeer moet word nie. Maak ’n plan: bring skuld onder beheer, skuif spaargeld na hoër‑rente en beter‑verdien opsies en laat klein, gereelde bedrae jou spaargeld laat groei.

• Rapport: Wanneer gaan jy ophou om sonder ligte te bestuur? - 2026/05/03
In hierdie week se Rapport gebruik Nico van Gijsen die metafoor van motorligte om finansiële beplanning te verduidelik. Sommige mense “ry sonder ligte” deur roekeloos te leef, sonder spaar, versekering of ’n testament, wat groot risiko vir hulself en hul families skep. Ander gebruik net “parkeerliggies” deur halfhartige, oningeligte besluite te neem sonder behoorlike advies.

• Smart About Money: How to make inheritances for overseas heirs simple, fast and tax smart - 2026/04/24
Renate Jute explains that inheritances for offshore heirs can be complex due to exchange controls, tax rules and administrative delays. Proper planning - such as clear wills, correct beneficiary structuring and understanding residency status - helps ensure efficient transfers. Executors must finalise estates, settle taxes and comply with regulations before funds can be remitted abroad, often via South African accounts. Early preparation reduces delays and costs.

05/05/2026

Read this week’s featured fiduciary articles:
🔗 https://www.dontroconsult.co.za/articlesofinterest

• Rapport: Raad vir jou kinders – ‘Wil jy ryk lýk, of wil jy ryk wéés?’ - 2026/04/26
In hierdie week se Rapport beklemtoon Nico van Gijsen dat ouers ’n fyn balans moet handhaaf tussen om vir hul kinders te sorg en vir hul eie finansiële toekoms te beplan. Hy waarsku dat ’n “oop beursie” maklik aftreespaargeld kan ondermyn en dat dissipline noodsaaklik is.

• Rapport: So, jy spaar R100. Hoeveel kry Jan Taks? - 2026/04/19
Nico van Gijsen beklemtoon dat aftreespaar nie net oor belastingvoordele gaan nie, maar oor die bou van volhoubare welvaart. Hy waarsku teen “halwe waarhede” oor pensioen- en uittree-annuïteite en wys dat belastingaftrekkings wel voordelig is, maar beperkings en nadele inhou, soos likiditeitskwessies en regulasies wat groei kan beperk.

• Renate Jute: Living annuity with no nominated beneficiary – executor’s fees and estate duty implications - 2026/04/23
Renate Jute, CFP®, FPSA® and TEP®, FISA Regional Chairperson for Gauteng and Founder of Noble Prosperity, highlights practical estate-planning implications if a living annuity has no nominated beneficiary.

30/04/2026

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24/04/2026

Read this week’s featured fiduciary articles:
🔗 https://www.dontroconsult.co.za/articlesofinterest

• FISA: Planning before a customary marriage now essential - 2026/04/23
This article highlights that couples need to sort out legal and financial agreements early, because once the marriage is in place, it can have immediate legal effects on property, money and rights.

• Podcast: Understanding the Islamic practice of Nafaqah within the context of South African marital law - 2026/04/19
The podcast explains the Islamic concept of nafaqah, which is the financial responsibility a husband has to support his wife and how this is understood within South African marital law. It discusses how this principle is being viewed in modern legal contexts, especially in Muslim marriages and what it could mean for maintenance and divorce-related claims going forward.

• IOL: Landmark High Court ruling recognises Nafaqah in South African law - 2026/04/15
This article highlights how South African law has, in this South African High Court ruling, started to recognise financial responsibilities within Islamic marriages in legal decisions.

• Landbouweekblad: Die magte en die verpligtinge van ‘n eksekuteur - 2026/04/16
Die artikel verduidelik wat ’n eksekuteur doen, watter pligte hulle het en hoekom die afhandeling nie so maklik is nie.

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