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INVESTING

It’s never too early or too late to start investing

Ask most South Africans why they haven’t started investing yet, and you’ll probably hear the same answers: “I’m too young to worry about that, I’ve got time later.” “It’s too…

  • Nedbank
5 min read
Despite earning less than R5 000 a month, more than half of South Africa’s Generation Z are somehow saving up to R1 800 a month.
INSURANCE

Investing a windfall? Make sure the contract suits your needs

A recent judgment underlines that it is vital to be certain that you fully understand the terms of an investment before you sign

  • Karin MacKenzie
7 min read
Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s mineral resources and energy minister, speaks on the opening day of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, May 9, 2022. Mining executives, investors and government ministers are meeting in Cape Town for the African Mining Indaba, the continents biggest gathering of one of its most vital industries. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images
BLACKOUTS

Put money into South Africa because we have a load-shedding plan, Mantashe says at Mining Indaba

The rolling blackouts are estimated to have cost the country R1 billion a day in 2022, according to the minister

  • Anathi Madubela
3 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (Gallo)
AUCTIONING SPECTRUM

Godongwana: South Africa needs to reform power industry

The finance minister says the government must build a conducive environment for investment into South Africa

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BABY BOOMERS

Is investing for good reaching its tipping point?

With sustainable investments increasingly outperforming traditional options, millennials – the recipients of the greatest wealth transfer in history – are queuing up to get on…

  • Natasha Dinham
5 min read