A recent survey on South Africans’ views of the new two-pot retirement savings system reveals widespread financial pressure, ...

Valuables, including personal documents, should be locked away securely. Homeowners should also remind sitters to activate ...

Crime, corruption and fraud continue to dominate local news feeds as 2024 winds to a close. From the chilling quarter-on-quarter crime update shared by the Minister of Police to the release of the ...

The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) assessment of the financial stability outlook has improved since the June 2024 Financial Stability Review (FSR), thanks to domestic factors including an ...

The key to making the most of these options is strategy. Work with a financial adviser to determine how much of your bonus you can allocate, how to balance short-term needs with long-term goals, and ...

Rising interest and digital payments A key trend in the data is the increasing share of spending going towards interest payments. This comes as no surprise, given that South Africa’s prime interest ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. As 2024 winds to a close, disciples of the value investing methodology will be tilting their multi-asset portfolios ...

Managing additional income and tax compliance The concept of taxing bonuses also applies to other forms of additional income, ...

South Africa, which has long grappled with the challenges of electricity load shedding, is now facing an additional, compounding crisis: water shedding. This reality, once unimaginable, has begun to ...

Despite these barriers in the workplace, more than half (56%) feel fulfilled at their current life stage in general, with ...

Donald Trump, US President-elect and self-proclaimed “tariff man”, will be back in the White House in late January. His ...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 7.75% at the November meeting as expected. Inflation forecasts were changed slightly with inflation ...