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FNB enters the short-term insurance space
FirstRand, the parent company of First National Bank (FNB), has been awarded a short-term insurance license. This comes during a time where the South African banking sector and insurance sectors have experienced cross-pollination, such as when D...
Smoking neighbour driving you up the chimney
Waking up to a lungful of second-hand smoke is the wrong way to start your Easter weekend. Even with closed windows, your neighbour’s bad habit may still reach you through the cracks. So what can you do?
Your questions on breast milk donations, answered!
Breastfeeding is both beautiful and natural - or so they say. However, it could also mean rock-hard painful breasts, leaking through breast pads and spraying milk as you’re trying to get your baby to latch. Especially if you’re one...
A realistic guide to claiming UIF
The Department of Labour (DOL) is quiet today. The lady at the front desk explains that their computers have been down since Friday, and even she seems annoyed by this. Usually the queue leaks out onto the street. A mass of tired fathers, impati...
When noise complaints fall on deaf ears – do you have rights?
Ongoing interferences from your neighbour may eventually make your skin crawl and have you pulling at your hair. We find out what your rights are.
Forget about Day Zero – are you ready for Armageddon?
Since Cape Town’s recent flirt with disaster – known as Day Zero – average citizens joined doomsday preppers in hoarding water supplies. When this critical resource suddenly became scarce, people put aside their inherent rid...
YouTubers answer 13 of your questions (No. 12 is shocking!)
Wake up. Create. Film. Edit. Repeat…and…get paid for it! Dream job, right? Well, it could be. With YouTubers like Lilly Singh aka Superwoman coining something stupid like $10 million (R 117 588 500,00) just last year, nearly everyo...
Estranged family fighting over your assets
Barely a week after your death your estranged relatives battle one another for ownership of your assets. Those dearest to you receive nothing while your nemesis becomes entitled to the bulk of your wealth. This is a train wreck. And, like 70% of...
Land reform – a death grip or a helping hand?
After the EFF and the ANC earlier voted to begin a process in Parliament to amend the Constitution so that land can be expropriated without compensation, the DA – the biggest party to oppose this motion – on Monday called it a bid ...
Betting on active managers doesn’t pay
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett wagered $1 million that an S&P500 stock index fund would outperform a basket of hedge funds over the course of a decade. Buffett had long been a vocal critic of hedge funds (and asset managers in general),...
Daring ways to dispose of a dead body
Like a gruesome scene from a popular crime-series, you need to decide how to dispose of a dead body. Should you dissolve the remains in chemicals, or remove the organs and set the shell alight? What about sinking the corpse to the bottom of the ...
Bus or train – which is the cheapest?
It is no secret that public transport is not the most reliable in South Africa. Between frequent taxi and bus strikes and train cable theft, commuters are often left disappointed and frustrated. But with few alternatives available, public t...