Category: Business

As we enter 2021, the market’s recent bout of festive cheer will have left many investors feeling upbeat. However, do not allow yourself to be carried away by the market’s high spirits. While there are many reasons to feel positive about the year ahead, it is equally important to note what markets seem to have […]

Although there are misunderstandings and underestimation of Africa, the continent remains the best place for investors to exploit. Africa is developing at an alarming rate, which creates an avenue for developers to invest. According to the Africa Wealth Report, the continent’s number of millionaires grew by 145% compared to the global 73%. The figure indicates […]

There has likely never been a festive season where South Africans have been this ready to kick back and relax following a challenging year. However, it’s important for consumers to exercise caution and manage their money effectively over this period. Lack of money management can lead to financial challenges in 2021. Emma Mer, CEO of FNB Loans […]

Love them or loathe them, social media memes offer an accurate reflection of where people’s feelings are at about any given topic of the time. And this certainly proved true in the case of working from home, or WFH as it’s become colloquially known in a pandemic life. By now, surely everyone’s seen the one […]

“We spend a lot of time educating our tenants and first-time buyers around what goes into buying a property, by explaining bond intricacies, and matching them up with the right originators or attorneys,” says Emanuel Germanis, founder and managing director of Evo Properties in Cape Town. “We do this with understanding, care and empathy, and […]

Some people know from an early age what they want to be when they grow up. The vast majority, however, have no idea, and when the time comes for them to choose what they want to study, making a choice is a process riddled with anxiety. Now, as South African Matrics come to the end […]

National Treasury is proposing an alteration to the Income Tax Act that will remove the ability of thousands of low income South African families to receive tax exempt bursaries for their children. The families currently benefiting from this are majority black, low-income households and this alteration, should it go ahead, will severely impact thousands of […]

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region of the world confronted with both high unemployment and underemployment, issues that prohibit the move from poverty into wealth. These factors are particularly prevalent among the subcontinent’s young people – in fact, according to The World Bank, 60% of all those unemployed on the continent are youths, and youth unemployment […]

To start with Blockchain technology has a prominent place in the modern digital world but a lot of people still can’t operate it. If you are new in cryptocurrency field, you definitely need a cryptocurrency wallet to interact with a blockchain network and to easily manage your digital assets. The easiest way to start delving […]

In his  poem “The Mistake”, James Fenton  talks about the sad truth in  making mistakes. He beautifully describes that even  with blatant warnings that are ignored or subtle hints that have gone unnoticed, we sometimes go about our lives not knowing about the mistakes we are making and how it will impact our loved ones […]