New short-term insurers are innovating, investing heavily in technology and building businesses that are more consumer-friendly than their old-school competitors.
Janu-worry is a bad month for most people after excess spending in the December holidays, but it's worse for parents of children at school or in tertiary education.
Social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, have become a breeding ground for scams, with fraudsters taking over people’s accounts to solicit money from their contacts.
South African Airways on Tuesday cancelled a number of its international and domestic flights as the financial crisis at the national carrier deepened.
South African retailers The Foschini Group (TFG) and Mr Price Group reported healthy sales growth over the holiday season, with Black Friday discounts luring consumers into stores.
SAA has put up for sale nine of its Airbus aircraft, according to a tender document seeking proposals from interested buyers that was seen by Reuters on Thursday.
SA is scrambling to find extra funding to rescue SAA, which last month entered a form of bankruptcy protection in an effort to save the state-owned company and about 10,000 related jobs.
If you gamble as a pastime, you should not to spend over 2% of your discretionary income. Anything more will take you into the dangerous territory of gambling addiction.
The start of the new year represents a chance to better manage various aspects of our lives, especially our financial wellbeing. Here are three key goals to strive for in 2020.
A rogue debt counsellor who reached tens of thousands of debtors in SA through a call centre operation has been fined R1 million for abusing consumers.
The high court ruled on Tuesday that Old Mutual does not have to reinstate its sacked chief executive Peter Moyo, upholding the insurance and banking group's appeal against him with costs.
Massmart Holdings could cut up to 1,440 jobs under a plan to close some stores, the retailer said on Monday as it struggles to grow sales in a tough economy.
Inspiration from Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and his team lifting the Webb Ellis trophy has translated into an investment opportunity for gold coin devotees who bought nearly a million of Invictus medallions.
About half a million South Africans are set to lose their primary health care in the private sector from March next year with few viable alternatives currently in place.
It is good to have the best intentions, but apparently more than 80% of us fail to keep our new year's resolutions, with many failing before the end of January.
Food is now one of the biggest items in most people's budget and indications are you may have to rein in this spend more as your budget will stay under pressure.
