The new two-pot retirement system proposed by the National Treasury is likely to have a significant impact on South African householding savings, say analysts at financial services firm Alexander Forbes.
Despite the uncertainties surrounding Covid-19 and the ensuing lockdowns, the residential property market has proven to be one of South Africa’s more resilient sectors.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to announce the extension of the Covid-19 relief grant by as much as another year when he tables his budget in February 2022.
The Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) says that Blue Flags will be flown at 51 beaches, five marinas and by four sustainable tourism boats around South Africa over the forthcoming 2021/22 Blue Flag season.
Banks are generally more cautious about granting loans to self-employed home buyers in South Africa.
There is a significant shortage of rental vehicles in South Africa and holidaymakers hoping to travel in December and January should be booking immediately if they have not already secured a vehicle.
While 2021 has been a great year for property, the story of the year is the significant uptick in the R20 million-plus sector and sales to foreign buyers which is at the highest level in over three years, says Samuel…
South Africa’s latest fuel price increase, which came into effect on 1 December, put the cost of petrol over the R20 per litre mark (about $1.25) in parts of the country for the first time.
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