South Africa in a recession Maarten Ackerman, advisory partner and chief economist at Citadel says that technicalities aside, South Africa has been in a recession for several years already.... Read more
What does the life index say? According to life index study, white South Africans lead a considerably better life than all other races in the country, says a recent study by the Institute of... Read more
Minimum wage The proposed National Minimum wage (NMW), due to come into force on 1 May 2018, is a quick fix to a systemic problem that will artificially increase salaries for those who alrea... Read more
Cape Town State Address Buried in Premier Helen Zille’s state of the province speech at Cape Town were 10 statistics that will leave the rest of South Africa green with envy. ... Read more
More and more taxes Finance minister Pravin Gordhan is under pressure to find an extra R28 billion in taxes – which is likely to come out of the pockets of South Africans who are already amo... Read more
Start your Estate Planning now! Estate Planning is becoming a necessity. An increase in the estate duty rate and a potential doubling of the capital gains tax rate for individuals are tipped... Read more
Acts of Kindness And now for a feel-good South African restaurant bill story… How is this for one of our Random Acts of Kindness? Tucking into a bowl of pasta is a challenging exercise when... Read more
New York – CNN Are you able to save for an emergency? If you were suddenly hit with a $500 (R7 000) unexpected bill, would you be able to cover it? Nearly six in 10 Americans don... Read more
No matter what the industry, this is the one thing every successful person does well. Recently Mark Cuban (Owner of the Dallas Mavericks – basketball) ) was asked what he would do if h... Read more
DA Leader Mmusi Maimane says that the coalition faces an uphill task of turning around the cities and towns it won in the August municipal elections “following decades of ANC abuse and negle... Read more
