by Moeshfieka Botha | Oct 16, 2020 | Personal Finance
SA Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan A post-Covid recovery plan for South Africa was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament on Thursday, 15 October 2020. SA’s economy is expected to shrink by at least 8% this year, with more than 2 million South...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Oct 9, 2020 | Personal Finance
SA consumers are in deep trouble – but petrol price drop may help Statistics show that there are 14 million employed persons in South Africa. Yet, there are 27 million people (nearly double the number of employed persons) who are credit active and have accounts. To...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Oct 1, 2020 | Personal Finance
There is help for first time home owners Owning a home is the dream of most people, and working towards it gives one a sense of purpose. Yet, getting a home loan and the deposit together is often a very daunting task and can discourage many people. However, there is...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Sep 28, 2020 | Personal Finance
What about those who can’t afford to emigrate? It is estimated that there are 25 000 skilled workers leaving South Africa every year. Private schools which have school fees ranging from R3000 per month to R15 000 per month (per pupil) are greatly affected, as parents...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Sep 22, 2020 | Personal Finance
You can be done with Debt Review even if your bond is not paid up NDA CEO Sebastien Alexanderson responded to a question from a News24 Money Clinic consumer who wanted to know if he had to remain under debt review if all their debt besides their bond was paid up. The...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Sep 20, 2020 | Personal Finance
Shoprite upping their game Shoprite, like many other retail stores have upped their game in terms of services offered to their customers. These days retail stores are so much more than just the traditional “grocery seller”. Soon consumers will be able to use the...
