Headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation in South Africa ticked up to 2.8% in April, slightly higher than March’s 2.7%, Statistics South Africa reported. Month-on-month, prices rose by 0.3%, with food and beverage items being the primary drivers of this uptick. Beef leads food price surge April brought a sharp rise in food inflation. The […] More
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is set to return to parliament on Wednesday afternoon to officially re-table the 2025 Budget Review, following significant revisions to key fiscal policies. The updated budget presentation, scheduled for 14:00 during the National Assembly plenary at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), comes after the minister’s recent decision to […] More
The R350 grant payment May dates have been released! These dates are for clients who were approved for the March 2025 cycle. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will process payments from 23 to 28 May 2025. This timeline may seem long, but it is standard for SASSA. Payments are usually made about two […] More
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is set to return to parliament on Wednesday afternoon to officially re-table the 2025 Budget Review, following significant revisions to key fiscal policies. The updated budget presentation, scheduled for 14:00 during the National Assembly plenary at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), comes after the minister’s recent decision to […] More
While the latest available data still shows that good news lies ahead for South Africa’s motorists in early June, the picture is worsening as each day passes. With two weeks to go until the new prices come into effect, there is, sadly, every chance that fuel costs may actually increase at the pumps next month. […] More
South African workforces are being completely buried by their tax obligations in 2025. Even with the National Treasury’s VAT increases successfully sidestepped in the High Court, South African workforces are still under the pump. This is according to the Free Market Foundation (FMF), which recently released some sobering statistics as part of unofficial ‘Tax Freedom […] More
Best think again when you contemplate the jobs AI can do. Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving at an exponential rate. In fact, the jobs AI can do are revolutionising certain industries, and taking over the roles once considered creative or highly specialised … THE JOBS AI IS SURPRISINGLY GOOD AT As a result, if […] More
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday announced fresh tax adjustments to raise revenue and reduce the budget deficit. Alcohol and tobacco taxes, collectively known as ‘sin taxes’, were hit with above inflation increases in the last two budgets. In the third and likely final, budget for the year, Godongwana maintained those increases, proposing a 6.8% […] More
While the latest available data still shows that good news lies ahead for South Africa’s motorists in early June, the picture is worsening as each day passes. With two weeks to go until the new prices come into effect, there is, sadly, every chance that fuel costs may actually increase at the pumps next month. […] More
It’s comparatively ‘easy’ to make money – when you have money. Compound interest really is the eighth wonder of the world! As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay, well, poor. Money makes money – and these seven South Africans have made a lot of it over the years. And by a […] More
Yes, there is now a website to fix potholes in South Africa. In fact, not just potholes but any other infrastructural issue born out of poor service delivery. This website is the brainchild of local resident and philanthropist, Dr. Garth Japhet. Specifically, he founded the website – FixLocal – as a way for residents to […] More
Success in entrepreneurship is about much more than launching one great company and riding that wave forever; it’s about resilience, adaptability, and knowing when to pivot. Johann Ungerer, a Serial Entrepreneur who has spent over three decades building, scaling, and reinventing businesses across multiple industries, knows this better than most. From surviving the dot-com crash, […] More
