142 South Africans are so scared of the stigma of a garnishee order that they would rather keep quiet and sink deeper into debt. Thousands of South Africans have garnishee orders on…
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Not married? These are your rights when your partner passes away
135 It is the stuff of nightmares: your partner just passed away and now his family are kicking you out of the house because you were not married. Many couples do not…
Major new feature coming to WhatsApp
121 WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new feature that lets users translate messages inside the app – part of an effort to make cross-language communication easier for its more than three…
What’s the difference between retirement funds and pension funds?
154 If you think that your employer’s pension fund is all you need to retire comfortably, you are definitely mistaken. Retirement is a big topic these days, and many are talking about…
Ramaphosa warns world trade is being weaponised
129 President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that South Africa is in talks with the US trade representative to reduce tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump…
Crypto firm investigated by slain attorney Bouwer van Niekerk liquidated
142 NTC Global Trade was placed in provisional liquidation last week. NTC Global Trade was placed in provisional liquidation last week by Judge Sulet Potterill of the Pretoria High Court, just days…
Binance Pay goes live at 31 000 South African merchants with 50% cashback launch
100 Beyond Zapper, Binance Pay is also available at other popular merchants such as Pick n Pay and Bootlegger. Binance Pay has extended its reach in South Africa, enabling cryptocurrency payments at…
how other countries make it work
122 The two-pot retirement system has worked in some countries but failed in others where it was not sufficiently controlled. South Africa implemented the two-pot retirement system a year ago on 1…
South Africa faces Taiwan chip export curbs
173 A TSMC chip fabrication facility in Taiwan Taiwan has imposed restrictions on semiconductor exports to South Africa, citing national security concerns and Pretoria’s alignment with Beijing, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday….
Meet the French telecoms engineer now leading MultiChoice
155 Newly appointed MultiChoice Group CEO David Mignot. Image: (c) Aurelien Pierron MultiChoice Group announced a raft of executive leadership changes on Monday. Following the conclusion of its acquisition by France’s Groupe…