1 August 2026
SA Employees Sink Deeper Into Debt and Gambling
A fresh report from Old Mutual reveals that South Africa’s financial divide is becoming more pronounced, with a growing number of working people leaning on ...
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1 August 2026
South Africa Set For Major Electricity Price Reforms
South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the publication of the Revised Electricity Pricing Policy for public comment, aiming to bring greater transparency to the country’s tariff ...
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29 July 2026
SARS Warning for Anyone Who Filed This Year
SARS has flagged a growing trend of scammers using artificial intelligence to produce convincing correspondence that mimics official tax communication, making it harder for taxpayers ...
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29 July 2026
SASSA Grant Under Review? Expect Delays
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has cautioned thousands of beneficiaries whose grants are under review that their August payments will not arrive during ...
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29 July 2026
New R500 Visa Fee Coming to South Africa
The Department of Home Affairs has published proposed regulations that would bring in a R500 processing charge for Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) issued in South ...
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25 July 2026
SARB Pause Eases Vehicle Loan Costs
South Africans with car loans have reason to breathe a little easier this week, after the Reserve Bank chose to keep borrowing costs exactly where ...
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25 July 2026
Repo Rate Freeze Brings Relief to SA Homeowners
South African homeowners have been handed a welcome reprieve after the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee opted against raising interest rates, despite inflation figures for ...
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22 July 2026
SASSA Targets 350 000 Grant Reviews to Cut Fraud
The Minister of Social Development, Dina Pule, has announced that the government intends to review more than 350,000 social grants during the 2026/27 financial year, ...
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22 July 2026
Rand Could Hit R18 to the Dollar in 2027
Anchor Capital has cautioned that the risks facing the rand remain extremely elevated and that the currency could weaken all the way to R18 against ...
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22 July 2026
New Alert for SA Mobile Banking App Users
South Africans who rely on banking applications on their mobile devices are once again being urged to exercise heightened caution whenever they are asked to ...
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17 July 2026
Rates on Hold Despite Inflation Risks?
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is widely anticipated to keep interest rates unchanged at its upcoming meeting, although economists caution that the outcome could ...
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17 July 2026
R33 Million SASSA Grant Fraud
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has terminated the employment of four officials from its Nebo Local Office in Limpopo’s Sekhukhune District, after an ...
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17 July 2026
TransUnion Q2 2026: Consumers Still Under Strain
Households across South Africa continue to grapple with considerable financial pressure, as almost four out of every ten consumers (39%) anticipate falling behind on at ...
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17 July 2026
Pensioners Demand R5 000 Grant
Elderly citizens under the banner of Pensioners of South Africa (POSA) have appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa and SASSA officials to acknowledge their hardship, saying ...
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14 July 2026
SARB Rate Call Looms: Hold or Hike Again?
Bank of America has indicated that it anticipates the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will raise interest rates during its upcoming July Monetary Policy Committee ...
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14 July 2026
SARS Backs Down On Premature Trust Penalties
Trusts that were served with final demand letters in February, on account of failing to submit their 2024 and 2025 tax returns, have effectively been ...
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14 July 2026
SA Mulls Fortnightly Fuel Price Changes
South Africa may be on the verge of departing from its long-established system of adjusting fuel prices on a monthly basis, after a suggestion was ...
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8 July 2026
New Travel Declaration Now Mandatory, SARS Confirms
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has emphasised that, although its recently introduced online travel declaration form is compulsory, travellers will not be refused entry ...
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8 July 2026
South Africa Set to Overhaul Its Entire Immigration Framework
South Africa’s visa system is on the brink of a significant transformation, as the national government prepares to bring in new legislation aimed at tightening ...
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5 July 2026
South Africans Keep Car Loans for Longer At a Cost
Financially squeezed car buyers across South Africa are increasingly choosing loan agreements that lower their monthly instalments rather than focusing on the total amount they ...
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5 July 2026
Solo Home Buying Rises Among Young South Africans
A growing number of young South Africans are choosing to purchase property entirely on their own, marking a substantial shift in how the country’s newest ...
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5 July 2026
Credit Card Balances Climb as Repayment Strain Builds
South African households are changing the way they borrow and manage credit as pressure on household budgets continues, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa ...
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5 July 2026
South Africans Lean Harder On Credit As Living Costs Bite
South African households are becoming more dependent on the credit facilities they already hold and are turning increasingly to short-term borrowing as they try to ...
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30 June 2026
South Africa Set To Phase Out The Prime Lending Rate
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has put forward a proposal to do away with the prime interest rate altogether, although the move to a ...
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26 June 2026
SARS Issues Urgent Banking Details Warning to Taxpayers
With Tax Season 2026 set to officially launch next week, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued a strong advisory urging all taxpayers across ...
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26 June 2026
Pensioners Say SASSA Should Be Paying R6 500
The Older Persons Grant remains one of the South African Social Security Agency’s most critical and far-reaching social relief instruments, providing a financial lifeline to ...
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25 June 2026
SA’s Unemployment Crisis Surpasses Great Depression Levels
South Africa’s unemployment situation has deteriorated to such a severe degree that it now eclipses the rates of joblessness recorded in countries such as the ...
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23 June 2026
South Africa’s ATM Landscape Is About To Change Forever
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has put forward a far-reaching proposal that could fundamentally transform the way South Africans interact with cash-dispensing infrastructure across ...
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23 June 2026
New Bank, New Options for South Africans
London-based financial technology company Revolut is working towards establishing a full banking presence in South Africa by 2028, with its local waitlist rapidly closing in ...
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21 June 2026
South Africa’s Rate Outlook Brightens Following US-Iran Truce
The recently signed peace agreement between Iran and the United States might cause the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to reconsider its current interest rate ...
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21 June 2026
Credit Complaints to Ombud Rise, So Do Results
South Africans are increasingly turning to the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) when disputes arise with lenders, and a growing number are walking away with ...
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18 June 2026
New Social Grant Proposed for South Africans
South Africa’s Department of Social Development (DSD) is working to finalise the policy framework for the new Basic Income Support (BIS) grant by March 2027, ...
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18 June 2026
Youth Credit Trends Point to Economic Shift
As South Africa observes Youth Month this year, fresh figures from Experian’s Consumer Default Index offer a timely, if sobering, snapshot of how the country’s ...
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18 June 2026
South African Interest Rate Expectations Undergo Significant Shift
Market participants have substantially reduced their expectations for additional interest rate hikes by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) following a landmark United States and ...
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14 June 2026
Households Under Pressure Turn to Debt Counselling
South African households are experiencing an intensifying level of financial pressure as a combination of rising interest rates, persistent inflation, and escalating living costs continues ...
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14 June 2026
SA Banks Get Relief as Bad Debts Decline
South Africa’s largest banks are reporting a meaningful improvement in credit market conditions, supported by tighter lending standards and better-performing loan books. These findings form ...
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14 June 2026
SA Rate Hike: Bad News For Borrowers, Good News For Savers
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has moved to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 7.00%, with commercial banks widely ...
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14 June 2026
Average South African Pays R9 300 More Every Month
The average South African earning R30 000 per month could be handing over nearly half of their income to the government and various compulsory charges ...
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8 June 2026
South Africans Turn to AI for Debt Help
For a great many South Africans, very few telephone calls provoke as much anxiety and dread as one made by a debt collector. Whether a ...
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5 June 2026
South Africans Lose R2 Billion to Fraud
South Africa is in the grip of a severe and rapidly escalating wave of digital banking fraud that has collectively cost consumers and banking customers ...
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5 June 2026
South Africans Take Out 875,000 Loans in 90 Days
South Africa’s consumer credit landscape continued to deteriorate in the first quarter of 2026, with the latest Credit Stress Report revealing that total outstanding loan ...
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3 June 2026
NSFAS to Refund Millions to Graduates
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced that it has successfully identified a cohort of former beneficiaries who overpaid on their historical study ...
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3 June 2026
SARB Rate Call: Pain for Borrowers, Gain for Savers
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has opted to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 7.00%. Commercial banks are consequently ...
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1 June 2026
SARS Introduces New Rules for Vehicle Owners
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced significant new requirements affecting all owners and operators of foreign-registered vehicles crossing South African borders, representing a ...
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30 May 2026
South Africa’s Rate Hike to Hit Homeowners and Borrowers
South Africans will now be required to allocate considerably more of their monthly budgets towards the repayment of home loans, vehicle finance agreements, and credit ...
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28 May 2026
As Salaries Stall, Micro-Loans Fill the Gap for South Africans
South Africa’s consumer credit landscape has undergone a profound structural shift, moving away from large, asset-backed borrowing and towards what can only be described as ...
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28 May 2026
Debt Repayments Now Swallow Full Salaries for SA’s Highest Earners
South Africans who bring home more than R50,000 per month are now spending more than the entirety of their monthly salaries just on servicing their ...
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27 May 2026
South African Households Brace for Another Rate Blow This Week
South African households are facing the prospect of yet another squeeze on their finances as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) moves closer to announcing ...
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26 May 2026
South Africa’s Fuel Price Reprieve Cut Short Before It Even Begins
Following a dramatic swing in diesel prices across South Africa, petrol prices have also moved into an over-recovery position – but motorists should not celebrate ...
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7 June 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis Hits SA Property Market
For most South African households, monthly housing costs – whether bond repayments or rental payments – represent the single largest line item in the family ...
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24 May 2026
Criminals Pose as SARS in New Fraud Scheme
South Africans are being urged to remain vigilant as fraudsters actively impersonate the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in a sophisticated scheme designed to drain ...
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23 May 2026
Home Affairs Expands Smart ID and Passport Services to Banks
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is set to significantly broaden the scope of services available at bank branches nationwide, with plans well underway to ...
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23 May 2026
SRD Grant to Continue Through 2027
The South African government has allocated R302 billion to the Department of Social Development for the 2026/27 financial year, with the bulk directed at monthly ...
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23 May 2026
Rand Slides as Iran War Fuels Inflation Fears
The rand and local financial markets have opened the new trading week on a weaker footing, battered by the prolonged Iran War and mounting inflation ...
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