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Breast cancer treatment can cost around R500 000

18 October 2012 · Staff Writer

Medical expenses can hit your wallet so it's vital to understand your medical benefits.

Don't panic over investments

17 October 2012 · Staff Writer

Active managers are underperforming but now is not the right time to sell out, believes Nina Saad of Investment Solutions.

SA economic prospects decline amid unrest

16 October 2012 · Staff Writer

OMIGSA's chief ecnomist is not optimistic that conditions stimulating growth will improve significantly over the near-term.

Rating agency downgrades long term foreign currency rating

15 October 2012 · Staff Writer

Social tensions may result in amplified spending pressures undermining the fiscal consolidation path, believes S&P.

House prices increase moderately

11 October 2012 · Staff Writer

The average house price for September was R876,717 up 4.5% year on year and 4.9% month on month says a bond originator.

8 Ways to be a smart shopper

8 October 2012 · Staff Writer

Here are eight tips on how to be a smart shopper and save yourself hundreds of Rands.

Treasury: You could save without being taxed

8 October 2012 · Staff Writer

Investors could soon be enjoying the benefits of saving tax-free if the National Treasury gets its way.

Medshield is placed under curatorship

3 October 2012 · Staff Writer

The board of Medshield have been axed and the scheme has been placed under curatorship by the North Gauteng High Court.

Discovery Health hikes up premiums for 2013

1 October 2012 · Staff Writer

DHMS members will see contribution increases of between 9.8% and 11.8% in 2013.

Dissatisfied consumers are more prone to switching

27 September 2012 · Staff Writer

Disgruntled consumers are increasingly voting with their feet and switching banks because of bad service and high bank fees.

8 Common tax troubles tackled

25 September 2012 · Staff Writer

Our guest columnist Marc Sevitz, director of digital tax assistant TaxTim, answers your questions about tax.

Jamming device scam still problematic for SA drivers

21 September 2012 · Staff Writer

The jamming device scam is still a popular tactic among vehicle thieves, warns MUA Insurance Acceptances.