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Financial challenges facing women and how to overcome them
By Leslie Greyling* Women face distinct financial hurdles, so it’s not surprising that survey data from Money Stress Tracker reveals that South African women are 10-15% more financially stressed than men. With overall financial anxiety increasing notable as women shoulder heavier burdens across home life, personal health, and workplace demands. Key financial challenges: Cumulative wealth…
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Why the Gulag Archipelago is more relevant than ever
By Rob Neufeld The Gulag Archipelago is not a book. It is an earthquake in printed form, a slow-motion detonation that went off in 1973 and has never quite stopped shaking the foundations of respectable opinion. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, freshly expelled from the Soviet Union like a bad conscience the regime could no longer stomach, sat…
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Understanding Australian Parent Visa options for South Africans
For many parents, retirement brings the opportunity to slow down, spend more time with family, and enjoy the years ahead surrounded by children and grandchildren. But when family lives in Australia and parents remain overseas, retirement can begin to feel divided between two countries. Many parents find themselves travelling back and forth for short visits,…
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There’s now a simpler, more cost-effective way to move larger sums of money internationally
Few financial transactions feel as complicated as moving large sums of money into or out of South Africa. Whether you’re emigrating, purchasing property abroad, receiving a foreign salary or inheritance, or managing import/export payments for your business, the process can quickly become a maze of paperwork, regulatory requirements and pricing structures that make it difficult…
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Simone Biles: Redefining greatness through courage and accountability
By Tendani Mulaudzi Simone Biles is an athletic superstar, after continuously redefining gymnastics and what it means to be an athlete. With 11 Olympic medals and a record-breaking 30 World Championship medals, as well as gymnastic skills that bear her name, Biles has also made huge leaps in the sports world by openly prioritising mental…
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Nedbank H1 results: 12% underlying growth, dividend up, East African expansion on track
Financial highlights: • Headline earnings of R8 405m, up by 0.1% (June 2025: R8 399m). • Revenue of R38 235m, up by 6% (June 2025: R35 981m). • Credit loss ratio of 95 bps (June 2025: 81 bps). • Total operating expenses of R21 696m, up by 3% (June 2025: R21…
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Can your portfolio handle inflated retirement costs?
By Dorothy Avvakoumides* Picture a ‘typical’ breakfast for two at home. Two slices of toast each, with cheese, plus two eggs and milk for your coffees or tea. Ordinary, unremarkable, the kind of thing you don’t think about twice. Until you look at what this daily routine will cost you in retirement. Whereas this breakfast…
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Empathy is a skill: Here’s how to learn it
By Toni Botes While we need to satisfy our most basic needs, such as food, shelter, and Wi-Fi, to exist; it’s a pretty miserable existence without emotional connection. In our increasingly productivity-driven world, many of us are beginning to realise that perhaps human connection is more critical than ever. The foundations of such connection can…
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Can you still qualify for the €250,000 Greece Golden Visa?
The Greece Golden Visa remains one of the most attractive and affordable European residency-by-investment programmes. Launched with a minimum €250,000 investment threshold in 2013, it is still possible – even today – to invest into qualifying property at this low threshold. However, it is important to be up to date with current guidelines as significant…
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The Fermi Paradox: If aliens exist, where is everybody?
R L Drake explores the Fermi Paradox: why, given the Milky Way’s billions of potentially habitable planets and the Drake Equation’s estimate of 12,500 possible civilisations, we’ve detected no signs of extraterrestrial life. The piece surveys leading theories — from cosmic loneliness to self-destructive “great filters” — before concluding true isolation remains scientifically unlikely. By…
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A rare opportunity that may never come again: Historic St George’s Park Campus heads to auction on 27 August 2026
For more than a century, the landmark campus at 8 Park Drive, St George’s Park has been woven into the educational and architectural fabric of Gqeberha. Now, for what may be one of the last opportunities of its kind, this exceptional property is being offered to the market. Occupying an expansive 30,189 m² site in…
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Don’t sleep on medical aid in your 20s
By Dr Themba Hadebe Your 20s are a crash course in adulthood. Between your first job, submitting your first tax return, learning how to budget and figuring out what belongs in a washing machine, there’s no shortage of new responsibilities competing for your attention. Yet one responsibility that often gets overlooked is healthcare cover. For…
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Why not just invest in South Africa
By Charize Beukes* It’s one of the questions I hear most often, and a fair one: why invest offshore when you live in South Africa, earn in rands, and understand the local companies well? I’ll admit it, the JSE has served investors well recently. Over the past 10 years it has returned close to 12%…
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Unlocking High-Yield Private Debt: The Jaltech Income Opportunities Fund
Listen here Join the leadership team at Jaltech for an exclusive overview of the new Jaltech Income Opportunities Fund – a spin-off from their highly successful Section 12J investment strategy. Designed to target structured debt funding for established, mid-sized South African businesses, this fund addresses an unserved niche left open by traditional banks while delivering…
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Returning to South Africa? 7 common tax mistakes to avoid
A practical guide for South Africans returning home, with a focus on income tax, Capital Gains Tax and SARS reporting obligations. For many South Africans living in the UK, the decision to return home is driven by family, lifestyle, cost of living, weather, children or retirement planning. But while the personal reasons may be straightforward,…
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Returning to South Africa? 7 common tax mistakes to avoid
A practical guide for South Africans returning home, with a focus on income tax, Capital Gains Tax and SARS reporting obligations. For many South Africans living in the UK, the decision to return home is driven by family, lifestyle, cost of living, weather, children or retirement planning. But while the personal reasons may be straightforward,…
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How to invest in world ‘gone mad’
By Brian Butchart* I spent a few days in London recently at Ninety One’s global investment conference, in a room with some of the world’s most seasoned fund managers and market commentators. I came away with one uncomfortable thought that I think matters to you, no matter how experienced or inexperienced you are as an…
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Webinar: Final opportunity to invest in the Jaltech Income Opportunities Fund before it closes
The Jaltech Income Opportunities Fund (“Jaltech IOF”) is approaching its final close, with only R20 million of investment capacity remaining. As one of BizNews’ longstanding investment partners, Jaltech has already welcomed a number of members of the BizNews tribe into the fund. For those who have not yet had the opportunity to invest, this webinar…
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The conspiracy theories that turned out to be true
By C.B. Stephenson What is the appropriate thing to say to a conspiracy theorist? Sorry I ever doubted you? You ever feel like the tinfoil-hat crowd is just the early-adopter programme for tomorrow’s history books? Turns out the difference between “crazy conspiracy theorist” and “prescient whistle-blower” is usually about fifteen years and a declassification stamp.…
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How diversified is your portfolio actually?
By Lloyd Uren* When investors sit down with us to review their portfolios, one word comes up more than any other: diversification. They point to a global fund here, a local equity tracker there, and feel reassured that their money is spread across different markets and asset classes. That reassurance is understandable. In many cases,…