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Your retirement savings are among your most valuable assets. But in today’s digital world, scammers are constantly finding new ways to deceive people, especially those who may not be familiar with financial jargon or online risks. At the same time, social media is flooded with individuals offering financial advice, but not all of them…

South Africa is one of the most sophisticated countries on the continent when it comes to digital finance. We file our taxes through Sars eFiling, register our companies online, move money between banks and accounts in seconds, and pay for goods with QR codes, tap-to-pay and banking apps. Yet when workers, in particular…

At only twenty seven, South African founder Jadon Moerdyk is leading a global digital marketing agency, RemodelBoom, that generates tens of millions of rands a year.His journey began far from the boardrooms of London or the fast paced markets of the United States.It started on a small farm in the…

South Africans seemed to have dumped big ticket items such as big screen TVs during this year's shopping event of the season, Black Friday, and deal hunted for every day grocery items.  This comes as consumers in the country continue to feel the bite from the cost-of-living crisis and look for…

Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen on Wednesday announced a sweeping national plan to vaccinate South Africa’s entire cattle herd against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as the country battles one of its most severe outbreaks in decades.Addressing the African Farmers' Association of South Africa (AFASA) Leadership and Strategic Partnership Conference,…

The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group’s (PMBEJD) Household Affordability Index for November shows a slight month-on-month decline in food costs, but civil society groups warn that nutritious food remains out of reach for millions of South Africans as the festive season begins.The index, released on Wednesday, shows that the…

The long-running R60 billion class action bid against South Africa’s major banks reaches a critical procedural stage on Thursday as the Gauteng High Court will hear an interlocutory application that could determine how much evidence will ultimately be allowed before the court.This comes as major banks will next year defend…

Pepkor, the JSE-listed discount retailer fast expanding into the financial services sector, has received approval from the Prudential Authority to establish a "fully fledged bank" in South Africa over "the next couple years", said the CFO Riaan Hanekom.He said in an online presentation the group had been working on plans…

Tiger Brands' share price leapt 7.95% on Wednesday after it announced it plans to pay out a special dividend of 2 710 cents per share, or R4 billion, for the year ended September 30 off the back of strong financial performance.The South Africa packaged food company said the special final…

Recent reports of an uptick in business liquidations in South Africa, 145 in October alone, may have understandably set off alarm bells about the health of the country’s small business sector, but while closures have a profound impact on communities and livelihoods, they don’t tell the full story.A sector under…