by Moeshfieka Botha | Feb 25, 2021 | Personal Finance
Budget Speech 2021 “We owe a lot of people, a lot of money.”These were the words of Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, as he delivered the 2021 Budget Speech. Here are some key points from Budget 2021 A surprise surge in tax from mines, plus a faster-than-expected...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Feb 23, 2021 | Personal Finance
SA consumers can’t afford to pay their bills Long awaited stats from December 2020 show that even though people returned to work in the latter part of last year – reduction in salaries and income interruption has led to an increase in the percentage of financially...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Feb 12, 2021 | Personal Finance
Key points from SONA 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Thursday 11 February. Due to Covid and lockdown restrictions there was no red carpet and fancy outfits, and President Ramaphosa took to the...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Dec 7, 2020 | Personal Finance
Why are ratings by credit agencies important to ordinary SA consumers? The world’s most important credit ratings agencies have said that SA will be unable to afford its debt; and it is unlikely that the government will be able to avoid the crisis by implementing its...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Oct 16, 2020 | Personal Finance
SA Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan A post-Covid recovery plan for South Africa was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament on Thursday, 15 October 2020. SA’s economy is expected to shrink by at least 8% this year, with more than 2 million South...
