272 Car prices do not remain the same all year long and there are times when it is better to buy a car than in other months. Buying a car in South…
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Six ways businesses can prepare for a cyberattack
269 ‘By taking these patterns seriously, companies enter the new year with stronger safeguards, clearer processes and a more resilient operating environment.’ Each year, South Africa experiences a rise in cybercrime during…
Here’s the month when food was most expensive this year
206 Women from low-income communities track the prices of 44 basic food items for the Household Affordability Index at 47 supermarkets and 32 butcheries where they shop. 2025 was one of the…
Courts and tribunal fighting for consumers’ rights in 2025, getting millions back
217 The Consumer Tribunal also fined various companies, including many used car dealers, for disregarding consumers’ rights in terms of the Consumer Protection Act. The country’s high courts, the National Consumer Tribunal…
Petrol price decrease on the cards for Januworry
172The petrol price changes will take effect on 7 January 2026. The beginning of the year is one of the hardest months for some South Africans because they received their salaries earlier…
Will unemployment worsen in 2026?
203 There is a slight difference in unemployment rate of this year and the previous one. The unemployment rate in 2025 continued to fluctuate, rising in one quarter and falling in another….
WesBank customer takes his used car fight to the Minister of Justice
164Mzukisi Ndara purchased what he thought was a new car in 2004, but it turned out to be a used one with extras he did not ask for. Former Department of Health…
Pressure mounts on Eskom pricing as more retrenchments loom
180Transalloys issues section 189 notice. The pressure is mounting on Eskom to ensure the proposed discount deal with smelters work, after Transalloys, a manganese smelter situated in eMalahleni in Mpumalanga, announced on…
Is a Hermès Birkin handbag a better investment than crypto and gold?
181 A brand-new handbag can set you back more than R200 000. Forget the market, the glitter of gold bars, and the chaos of crypto; the most powerful investment of the modern…
Le Creuset-owner enters the Forbes list: Meet South Africa’s richest 8 people
208 The list, which tracks the world’s richest people, includes Capitec Bank founder, mining giants, Cartier Luxury jewellery founder, and now Le Creuset owner. Another South African has entered the dollar-billionaire chat,…