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Five ways to avoid the festive season debt trap

Five ways to avoid the festive season debt trap

13 December 2016 · Jessica Anne Wood

It is easy to get carried away with spending over the festive season, purchasing those gifts for the special people in your life and feasting on delicacies you usually don’t have. However, this spending spree over the silly season can lea...

Consumer spend expected to increase by 20% this season

Consumer spend expected to increase by 20% this season

12 December 2016 · Danielle van Wyk

We take a look at the expected December consumer spend increase. 

Will Uber take over the world?

Will Uber take over the world?

12 December 2016 · Alina Hardcastle

The online transportation network company, Uber, has taken the world by storm, becoming one of the most popular forms of transportation globally but will this service motivate users to eventually offload their vehicles?

Medical scheme affordability a challenge for consumers

Medical scheme affordability a challenge for consumers

11 December 2016 · Jessica Anne Wood

Medical cover is often seen as a grudge purchase, as until you require medical care, you are not reaping the benefits of the cover. Added to this, Aon a risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage provider, noted that medical scheme cos...

What you should spend your bonus on

What you should spend your bonus on

8 December 2016 · Jessica Anne Wood

For those lucky enough to get a bonus this year, Justmoney offers ten tips on what you should do with it. While it is nice to spoil yourself and your loved ones, it is important to put some aside for important expenses or future financial needs.

How to return unwanted Christmas gifts

How to return unwanted Christmas gifts

8 December 2016 · Jessica Anne Wood

From an early age it’s drummed into us that ‘It’s the thought that counts’, but what do when you truly don’t want the Christmas gift you got given? Can it be returned? The short answer is that they can but it ...

Maths “pass mark” for South Africa is 20%

Maths “pass mark” for South Africa is 20%

8 December 2016 · Alina Hardcastle

According to a report by CapeTalk, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has instructed public schools to make allowances for all Grade 7 to 9 pupils who have obtained 20% in mathematics, yet pass their other subjects.

New debt relief framework to be introduced?

New debt relief framework to be introduced?

8 December 2016 · Jessica Anne Wood

The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry is looking to introduce new measures to address debt. In a statement released by chairperson of the portfolio committee on trade and industry, Joanmariae Fubbs, she highlighted that the por...

Financial stress can increase risks of chronic disease

Financial stress can increase risks of chronic disease

8 December 2016 · Jessica Anne Wood

In tough economic times it is not difficult to imagine the financial stresses that many may be facing. However, a study presented by Momentum Multiply at the Actuarial Society of South Africa’s 2016 Convention revealed that high levels of...

Teenagers scammed out of R1 million in Plett Rage Scam

Teenagers scammed out of R1 million in Plett Rage Scam

7 December 2016 · Alina Hardcastle

According to reports, approximately 100 matriculants were scammed out of around R1 million after an accommodation booking proofed to be a sham. The matriculants arrived in Plettenberg Bay last week for the annual Matric Rage celebration onl...

South African universities announce 2017 fee increases

South African universities announce 2017 fee increases

6 December 2016 · Alina Hardcastle

In September, higher education and training minister, Blade Nzimade, announced that tuition fee increases for 2017 would be left to the discretion of South African universities, but would be capped at 8%. He stated these increases would not be a...

Concerns over social grant payments from April 2017

Concerns over social grant payments from April 2017

6 December 2016 · Jessica Anne Wood

According to reports, no clear arrangement has been made for the payment of social grants when the South African Social Services Agency’s (SASSA) contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) ends in March.

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