Emergency loans in South Africa: what to know before you click “apply” When life blindsides you, emergency loans can feel like the only lifeline. The car breaks down the week before payday. A medical bill pops up. A family funeral needs to be paid for, and you’re...
Social Relief Of Distress Grant: Expert Tips for Accessing Aid The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant, introduced by the South African government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, represents hope for countless individuals. In this blog, we unpack the SRD Grant,...
Support struggling SMME’s in these tough times With the announcement that South African scientists had identified a new Covid-19 variant, everything came crashing down. The UK was the first to close to borders to us and were followed by many other countries. The fact...
Women are worse off than men during the pandemic Covid -19 has had had a negative, unbalanced economic impact on women, in comparison to men. Women across the world (not only in South Africa) generally earn less than men who do the same work. According to recent...
Evictions during Covid The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on residential tenants ability to pay rent. This then negatively affects the landlord, who may be dependent on that rental income to service the home loan on that property, or may have allocated that...
