South Africans associate good quality healthcare with exorbitant prices, said Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi during a “Leaser’s Angle” panel discussion in Cape Town last week. The event was focussed around the pending National Health Insurance (NHI), which, once implemented, will offer universal health cover for all South Africans.

Whether smothered in a napolitana sauce with meatballs or laced with pesto cream and chargrilled chicken breast, pasta remains a firm family favourite. Accoladed for its versatility this ‘love-to-hate-hate-to-love’ carb has crept its way into many South Africans’ hearts through the humble but popular spaghetti bolognaise. Justmoney decided to conduct a price comparison between a meat and meat-free option of this traditional dish as adapted from Feasting at home.

It would not be surprising if a fair few of us had a bit of nostalgia with the sudden overflow of the word mid-term. Luckily it has nothing to do with late-night cramming for an exam - the key focus this week is the mid-term elections in America.

You’ve almost reached the end of year and you are planning to take that long-awaited and much deserved vacation. But soon after you submit your leave application you find that you have run out of available leave days. However, you do have the option to buy extra leave. What are the rules around this? And is this in fact a legal practice?