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Beware, home buyer

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Price increases showing slower growth, but affordability is key

Debit cards proving to be more popular than credit cards

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

The debit card is proving to be slightly more popular than the credit card

Credit consumer's slippery slope into debt

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

KAY Moyo is one of about 6000 South African consumers undergoing debt counselling.

Time for cheaper medical aid?

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Medical aid increases for 2008 are topping 10% - so Justmoney.co.za says 'shop-around' and see if you can save money

Graduates tip off Manuel about their tax and student loan burdens

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Graduates want a tax break while paying off the student loans

'Africa has turned the corner'

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

According to participants at an Africa update session during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the 54 countries on the African continent have finally turned the corner

What's in your pocket?

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Make sure that you've got the right credit card - no more high rates and fees!

Nedbank: "Turn interest rate pain to gain"

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Nedbank says that during a time of rising interest rates, we should be saving more

Mzansi extends banks' reach to 60% of adults

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Johannesburg - Three in five South African adults now have a bank account, up from half of adults in 2006.

Personal finance lessons backed

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Nine out of 10 UK parents and teachers think personal finance should be taught in schools.

Property looking good in 2008

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Is property still a good investment? According to Gerhard Kotzé the outlook for the property market in 2008 is one of mixed fortunes but generally still positive.

Business ‘to set the pace' in tax rules

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Jeffrey Owens, director of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), says new business models addressing globalisation require fresh approaches by tax authorities