The report shows that six of South Africa’s cities are on the list of the wealthiest in Africa, with Johannesburg maintaining its place as the richest city on the continent.
Vietnam’s graft crackdown, dubbed “Blazing Furnace”, has seen hundreds of senior state officials and high-profile business executives prosecuted, or executed.
The Discovery’s Spend Trend 24 survey released on 4 March 2024 reveals which province is home to the biggest spenders when it comes to groceries, eating out, and travel.
Although now seems like the perfect time to panic, now is NOT the time to panic.
Global issues have made so-called greener pastures seem less attractive lately.
Perhaps the best advice has always been to not keep all your eggs in one pot.
The National Treasury set the record straight, saying that only individual clients were harmed by the bank scandal activity and not SA as a whole.
We’ve all been thinking it, but FNB senior property economist John Loos just confirmed it.
The only silver lining in this circus seems to be the silver trim your town’s municipal manager is putting on his new Mercedes.
Many South African taxpayers might have had their hearts leap out of their chests when they received an SMS from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Tuesday.
But how are companies closing down not negative? Well, according to the people who read the financials the way we read GQ, not all liquidations are because people are going broke.
In order to join the top 1% of the wealthiest South Africans, you need to make almost six times more than the average earner. But that doesn’t mean life is all rainbows and butterflies.
The world’s most expensive city to live in right now is a bit of a new and surprising contender.
While some reckon a total system collapse is unlikely to occur, it is not impossible, according to The South African Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Kuben Naidoo who spoke of a contingency plan in case.
And we’re not even talking about Tuesday when Capitec clients opened their accounts on payday only to find a heart-and-gut-wrenching bank balance of R0,0.
As tempting as it may be to invest in your brother-in-law’s ‘foolproof’ scheme that resembles a trapezoid (it’s not a pyramid!), you may want to speak to someone outside of your family circle when it comes to your financial future.
Interestingly, the price of Eton’s Index Shirt now changes with fluctuation in the stock market.
Welcome to home ownership and good luck keeping up with your monthly repayments, especially in light of yesterday’s announcement.
The warning bells and seatbelt lights are flashing regarding the global economy as the odds of a severe recession keep climbing.
How and when you retire depends on how well you’ve prepared in the years leading up to it, and South Africa has one of the worst savings rates in the world.
In 2019, Discovery Bank entered the market and the figures involved thus far are staggering.
When it comes to investing, and investing wisely, the informed will tell you that it’s a long game.
Mention the word ‘Steinhoff’ and most of us think of former CEO Markus Jooste. The company’s former CFO isn’t without wrongdoing, either.
There’s talk of South Africa being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force. That may not sound like something that should concern you too much but it could have real-world implications for all of us.
Although it’s just speculation at this point, I shudder to think of the knock-on effects that would come with fuel hitting R40 a litre.
Two 21-year-olds were arrested for driving off from a Westville Engen petrol station without paying for their tank of fuel.
The last global recession in 2009, dubbed The Great Recession, began when the American housing market went from boom to bust.
Batten down the hatches, because here comes trouble. It’s not just the cost of filling up that suffers when fuel prices surge.
Naspers, which owns large stakes in South African companies like Media24, MultiChoice, and Takealot, has long been popular with those who dabble on the JSE.
Yesterday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled his 2022/2023 budget in parliament. Let’s take a closer look at the various ‘sin tax’ numbers.