My Zimbabweans ๐
To the people of all ten provinces of Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Midlands
This is a message to all Zimbabweans, regardless of where you live or which political party you support.
This is not about political parties. It is about citizens and the future of our country. Every Zimbabwean has hopes for a better future, including those who support ZANU-PF, other political parties, and those with no political affiliation.
Respect for one another, peaceful dialogue, and civic participation are essential to building the Zimbabwe we all want for future generations. Parliamentof Zimbabwe
#NDRSeminar Mbeki: We made a mistake in 2008 in Government, there was no Xenophobic attacks here , there was an intelligence report that spoke to this. We should have declassified that report. #sabcnews
There's a legal provision buried in South Africa's Income Tax Act that lets qualifying taxpayers slash a massive chunk of what they owe SARS. Most people have never heard of it.
It's called Section 12B.
Section 12B lets you deduct 100% of the cost of qualifying solar energy assets from your taxable income. In year one.
One shot. Not spread over five years like most asset write-offs. All of it. Gone from your taxable income.
But here's the part that makes this accessible.
You don't need to go buy solar panels yourself. You invest into what's called an en commandite partnership. This is a legal fund structure where a group of investors pool capital to acquire solar assets. The fund generates electricity, signs long-term contracts (Power Purchase Agreements) to sell it to businesses and municipalities, and distributes profits back to investors twice a year. Individuals, trusts and companies can all participate.
Now add gearing. The fund borrows against your capital. Invest R200,000 and the structure can deploy R400,000 worth of solar assets. Section 12B lets you deduct that full R400,000 from your taxable income.
If you're sitting in the 45% tax bracket, that's R180,000 back from SARS. On a R200k investment.
Your net out of pocket becomes R20,000. And you still earn 8 to 10% a year from electricity sales on top of that.
This is not a loophole. It is a government incentive designed to pull private capital into renewable energy. Legal. SARS-approved. Binding class rulings exist on it.
But not all 12B funds are equal. Due diligence is non-negotiable.
Some people spend their whole careers handing SARS the full invoice.
Others find the section.
A true patriot stands for their country, not for someone else's. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans. We cannot fight their battles, we cannot live their realities, and we cannot make conclusions based on opinions that lack evidence. Only Zimbabwe will save Zimbabwe. The question Jacqueline is asking is not for us to answer it is for Zimbabweans to decide. What must happen now is not for South Africans to dictate, but for the people of Zimbabwe to define. That is their fight. That is their responsibility.
@ngozho@jackson_rem@Therealfugaze We met the target hance we have the infrastructures and you don't
Do you think our countries infrastructure is built by aliens?