How to legally take part in a (sort of) tax revolt

Last week, Helen Zille made headlines when she announced she is researching how tax revolts have been used to protest Government corruption and wasteful expenditure.
It’s totally unwise to call for a tax revolt… It [failing to pay tax as a form of protest] is a criminal offence…
Mark Kingon, acting commissioner - Sars
The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviewed Warren Ingram, Personal Financial Advisor at Galileo Capital.
Ingram discussed four shrewd investments you can make to save tax (i.e. legally take part in a tax revolt, kind of):
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Retirement annuity/Pension fund top-ups
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Discretionary offshore allowances
For more detail listen to the interview in the audio below.
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