South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, is facing additional challenges to keep the lights on this week following heightened levels of industrial action around wage negotiations which...
Some sectors may absorb the impact of inflation better than others – Advice for investors
Inflation worldwide is on the rise, driven by fuel price hikes, the ongoing energy crisis and rising food prices. Locally, inflation is at its highest level in five years. The sharp rise in...
Load Shedding: 9 ways to protect your property
South Africa’s power utility Eskom has announced stage 6 of rotational load shedding which has been taking place since Tuesday evening, due to a significant deterioration of its operations. When the...
Bokamoso Retirement Fund vs Pension Funds Adjudicator
High Court dismisses and sets aside a Pensions Funds Adjudicator’s determination in a matter involving Bokamoso The Bokamoso Retirement Fund (Bokamoso) welcomes the judgement of Judge Crutchfield of...
Knowing and not knowing
The chaotic world we live in today is to an extent a product of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its disastrous aftermath. One of its architects was Donald Rumsfeld, who served two terms as...
Three tips for teaching young adults how to handle income
Learning how to handle income is an important part of becoming an adult. In a tribute to Youth Month this June, we’ve explored a few ways to steer youngsters in the right direction. Earning your...
Learn from the home-buying journey of a patient buyer
It was because of my experience with a few select housemates that I vowed I would never share my living space again – unless I got married one day. I am a tidy person, and my home is my sanctuary....
Risks facing financial institutions
Despite being in the business of risk mitigation, insurance firms themselves are often subject to risk in the form of insurance crime. Last year, the Association for Savings and Investment South...
Fight or flight?
Global markets came under severe pressure over the past few days. The inflation genie is not getting back in the bottle voluntarily and will have to be forced in by central banks. Investors...
Sanlam Individual Life’s 2021 claim stats show what’s ailing South Africans
Sanlam Individual Life paid R8.24 billion in claims last year – almost double what was paid to clients (R3.9 billion) just four years ago, in 2018. The business also paid 82% more in death and...
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