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Although the consumer credit market personal finances stabilised slightly in the fourth quarter, household finances remain under pressure. South Africa’s consumer credit market remains resilient, despite…

People of all colours are ending up paying black tax because their parents spent all their resources on raising their children. Black tax is hitting a…

Tainting the positive news of the diminishing – though still serious – impact of load shedding on the economy is the knowledge that the core document…

Eskom tariffs increased by 12.74% on 1 April. Fellow South Africans, brace yourselves for steep electricity prices as Eskom’s tariff increase kicks in. Your electricity bill…

Most people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly cling to their opinions, regardless of…

For thousands of years, the oil palm – indigenous to West Africa – has had an intimate relationship with people. An explosive expansion of oil palm…

Chances are you’ve bought a bottle of sauvignon blanc in the past two weeks. You might have one cooling in your refrigerator, ready for you to…

Chocolate eggs and bunnies cost more than ever this Easter – but the farmers who make these treats possible are in dire straits. Cocoa is currently…

Around the world, insured damages inflicted by natural catastrophes are climbing fast and set to double in roughly 10 years, the Swiss Re Institute — the research…

Every day, a small group of women make their way through the community of Sweetwaters, near the South African city of Pietermaritzburg, with bags of toys…