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Most major banks in South Africa include a travel insurance benefit when a qualifying credit card is used to purchase a return international flight. While this is a great value-add, the cover can be limited and may not provide complete protection when travelling abroad.  Credit card travel insurance offers a cost-effective…

The two-pot retirement system, introduced on September 1, 2024, has now been in effect for over a year, yet confusion around its rules continues to generate complaints, this is according to the Office of the Penson Fund Adjudicator (OPFA).It says despite extensive education efforts by the retirement funds industry, many…

Thirty years after its democratic dawn, South Africa remains one of the most scrutinised societies on Earth. Every policy announcement, court ruling or diplomatic gesture attracts responses that ripple far beyond its borders. In global media cycles, the country often becomes a metaphor of transformation when things go well and…

Thirty years after its democratic dawn, South Africa remains one of the most scrutinised societies on Earth. Every policy announcement, court ruling or diplomatic gesture attracts responses that ripple far beyond its borders. In global media cycles, the country often becomes a metaphor of transformation when things go well and…

The South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) recent decision to maintain the repo rate at its September Monetary Policy Committee meeting has raised concerns within the housing market, with stakeholders noting an evident stagnation in home loan applications for October.Home loan applications not impressive According to the November 2025 BetterBond Property Brief,…

The South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) recent decision to maintain the repo rate at its September Monetary Policy Committee meeting has raised concerns within the housing market, with stakeholders noting an evident stagnation in home loan applications for October.Home loan applications not impressive According to the November 2025 BetterBond Property Brief,…

Delivering the seventh Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair Founders’ Lecture at Unisa, Ambassador Thenjiwe Mtintso challenged South African universities to reclaim African languages as instruments of identity and educational transformation.   On a rainy Friday evening, on 7 November 2025, the Kgorong Building at Unisa’s main campus glistened under the downpour as…

Banele GinindzaSouth Africa is accelerating its nuclear energy ambitions as it positions itself to compete with China in the fast-growing African market for nuclear fuel and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Sunday.More than 20 African countries are now at advanced stages of…

The Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has highlighted certain burning issues that analysts, economists, investors, and fund managers were eager to hear.  The inflation target, as was expected, has been lowered to 3% (with a 1% tolerance band on either side) over the…

The Minister for Finance,  Enoch Godongwana, tabled government’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) at Parliament.Whilst appreciating the turnaround in key parts of the state under the African National Congress led government, in particular Eskom, Transnet, Metro Rail and the South African Revenue Service (Sars), the Congress of South African Trade…