
Scrutinise your tax auto-assessment before accepting it
If you are one of more than three-million taxpayers to have received an auto-assessment, you need to go through your return very carefully before simply clicking “accept”.

If you are one of more than three-million taxpayers to have received an auto-assessment, you need to go through your return very carefully before simply clicking “accept”.

In South Africa, spring starts in September (except in Cape Town where it takes a laidback approach and arrives sometime around late October). This could be the ideal time to spring-clean your finances, if not your house.

In 2019 alone, more than 20 000 South Africans were retrenched and this is set to increase next year. If you have managed to retain your job, it might well be time to consider how you can retrench-proof your finances so that you have a financial cushion if you are retrenched.

This book should be compulsory reading in our high schools. Starting out with how Trevor is born illegally to a mixed couple during the apartheid years, Born a Crime takes you along on the improbable journey of a young coloured boy growing up in the township to the bright lights of New York City.

Dealing with your home loan should be considered in the context of your overall debt profile and the size of the retrenchment pay out you will be receiving.

Being ‘let go’ will become a reality for thousands in the coming year. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.

As medical costs continue to rise, the last thing you want is to find out that you are on the wrong medical scheme plan.

Author: Sante Montefiore Short excerpt: “At seventeen she was more independent and obnoxious than ever. She was doing badly in her schoolwork, failing everything, coming

Sex and Vanity is the classic story of a girl from a highly traditional background, now growing up in modern mainstream society. She meets the intriguing and scrumptious-sounding George Zao while she is still in the process of figuring out who she is. A tale as old as time – great connection, bad timing.

From cover for multi-organ failure, or personal cover you can change as your life changes, SA insurers are rethinking their product range.