102 With medical aid scheme contributions increasing, balancing affordability and protection is important. It is that time of the year again and while consumers get ready for Christmas and the new year,…
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How to budget when you’re the only one sticking to the shopping list
76 Couples should be open about their finances and this should be one of the first conversations they have when moving in together If there is one thing that many couples fight…
Government spending to increase to R2.9 trillion – mostly on public services and benefits
83 Money allocated to provincial departments and municipalities will increase over the medium term. Government’s consolidated spending is set to increase over the medium-term from R2.6 trillion this year to R2.9 trillion…
MTBPS: Godongwana outlines plans to reach R1 trillion mark in infrastructure investment
88 Central to reaching this goal are public-private partnerships. Infrastructure investment is key to South Africa’s economic growth, with Treasury aiming to exceed the R1 trillion mark in public sector infrastructure investment…
Call for SRD grant and Nsfas recipients to be banned from gambling – Here’s how
96 ‘That money is destined for other things and should achieve those end goals in terms of what the government wants to do.’ Many people in South Africa find themselves looking for…
Standard & Poor upgrades SA’s credit rating for first time in two decades
76 All eyes were on Standard & Poor to see if the rating agency would change South Africa’s credit rating to a more positive score. Standard & Poor’s has upgraded South Africa’s…
Increasing medical aid scheme costs in 2026 mean more pain for South Africans
88 Medical aid scheme members will face premium increases of twice or more the inflation rate South Africans face another tough year of increasing medical aid scheme costs in 2026. Weighted average…
The Tim Cook era is ending at Apple
81 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as…
South Africa gets its first rating upgrade in nearly 20 years
85 South Africa on Friday secured its first credit rating upgrade in nearly 20 years after S&P Global raised the country’s foreign-currency long-term sovereign rating to “BB” from “BB-“, citing stronger growth…
How to avoid debt ruining your sleep this festive season
86 Those Christmas carols in the shops are urging consumers to spend, spend, spend. This is how you can control your spending. The closer we get to the big spending time of…