On 16 November 2016, the South African parliament approved the pending income tax treaties with Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, and on 17 November 2016, approved the pending tax information exchange agreements with St. Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Uruguay. The income tax treaty between Singapore and South Africa will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and once in force and effective will replace the 1996 tax treaty between the two countries ({News-2016-09-16/T/5- treaty details}). The income tax treaty between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates is the first of its kind...