The Department of Home Affairs is proposing significant changes to South Africa’s immigration policy, focusing on merit, skills needed, and direct contributions to the country’s economy. Demonstrating economic merit and contribution to South Africa...
The cryptocurrency landscape is evolving at breakneck pace, leaving most of us feeling bewildered by all the different terms and concepts. In this episode of My Money, My Lifestyle, I’m joined by Warren Ross, the managing director of Super Money...
MediCheck intervention leads to estimated R130-170 million in disputed recoveries being written off. MediCheck, representing over 1 500 affected members, has welcomed Discovery Health's announcement that it will absorb the full cost of a claims...
Shaun Meintjes, Franchise Principal & Financial Adviser at Consult by Momentum, shares steps that you can take to protect your personal finances if you find that your business is failing. Ask any entrepreneur what it’s like to own a business...
Having a child doesn’t just shift your sleep schedule. It can shift your relationship with money and, quite possibly, with your partner. Suddenly, you aren’t simply choosing between a holiday or a house deposit; your financial decisions will impact...
Consult’s CFO Boipelo Ndimande discusses why your bonus this year might feel smaller than in previous years, and how to stretch your budget to make it through the notoriously expensive holiday season. You just can’t figure it out. Your 13th cheque...
If you want to achieve things in your life, don’t set goals; set rules. I came across this concept in the book Clear Thinking – Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results. The author, Shane Parrish, is the founder of the Farman Street blog...
National Treasury has for now abandoned its highly contested proposal to remove the tax exemption for foreign pensions applied to South African tax residents. This follows a robust public participation process where several role players warned of...
I am joined by Lee Hancox, Head of Channel and Segment Marketing at SanlamConnect, and behavioural scientist Kele Boakgomo, CEO of Yugrow, to chat about the rather interesting findings of the 2025 Sanlam Financial Confidence Index. According to the...
Wayne Lurie, head of the South African Responsible Online Gambling Association, takes a close look at National Treasury’s proposed national gambling tax, and explains in detail why it makes no sense under the current legislative framework. On 25...
Jenny Gordon, Head: Technical Advice at Alexforbes, explains the rules around your South African retirement savings when you emigrate. South Africans are a mobile nation. Many people build their careers abroad or decide to relocate permanently for family or lifestyle...
In recent weeks, a number of taxpayers have reported receiving “final demand” letters that appear to come from the South African Revenue Service (SARS). While some of these are legitimate notices requiring urgent attention, others are fraudulent attempts to elicit...
In this episode of the My Money, My Lifestyle podcast, I facilitated a spirited debate between financial planners Henri le Grange and Ben Nel about the complexities of choosing the right insurance cover. What I learnt from the discussion is that there is no right or...
Adriaan Pask, CIO at PSG Wealth, considers the major areas of concern in a volatile global investment landscape – and how investors should approach them. With global economic shifts unfolding rapidly, investors often find it difficult to distinguish what truly matters...
As we wrap up the second season of our Money Bootcamp, it’s incredible to reflect on the transformative journey we’ve witnessed over the past six months. What started as a group of individuals struggling with various financial challenges has evolved into a community...
The retail marketing machinery is in full swing with the start of Black Friday and the festive season, as we face an onslaught of messaging to make us spend, spend, spend. Every year, it feels like Christmas spending starts earlier. Walking through Woolworths last...
South Africa is battling a relentless and rapidly evolving criminal threat: scamming. Far from being a niche problem, this sophisticated crime has metastasised into an epidemic, inflicting financial devastation on citizens and businesses alike. From the classic...
A Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling in 2020 paved the way for the inclusion of living annuities in divorce settlements, but five years on, calculating fair values remains notoriously tricky. Willem Boshoff, a senior forensic actuary and member of the Actuarial...
It is a depressing reality in South Africa that most people can only afford to retire comfortably at age 80 – if at all. In our latest Money Bootcamp episode, we unpack these figures and consider whether retirement at age 65 is even possible in today’s economic...
Adriaan Pask, CIO at PSG Wealth, looks at research that investigates how optimists – those who tend to hold positive expectations about the future – make better decisions that improve their financial outcomes. An optimist is defined as someone who tends to be hopeful...