There are low-profile people, but Terry Moolman is a no-profile person. His lack of profile is surprising, though, given the fact that he is one of the country’s leading media barons. Moolman is in the news because it is speculated that he, in alliance with oligarchs Cyril Ramaphosa, Patrice Motsepe and Tokyo Sexwale, is mounting a takeover bid of Johncom.
Most people purchase a home or a car on credit as these are big-ticket items that are difficult to save for in advance. Yet for many Muslim South Africans, the traditional method of accessing credit goes against their fundamental belief system. Muslims cannot pay or receive interest, yet this is the basis of banking systems throughout the world, says Edi Patel, CEO of Islamic Finance.
You don’t have to be gay to enjoy the Heartland, a clubbing zone in the heart of Jo’burg but it helps, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
I recently wrote an article about the importance of checking your credit record. Taking my own advice, I applied through Credit Health to receive my credit records from both TransUnion ITC and Experian. To my surprise, I discovered that one of the records showed a listing from Standard Bank.
Metro FM’s Bad Boy T is one of South Africa’s most popular DJs. He talks to Jocelyn Newmarch about money, the best advice he ever received and the financial advice he would give his children.
South Africa has expressed outrage at the series of bomb blasts that killed at least 163 people and wounded 464 more on the rail network in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday. ”We express our confidence that the Indian authorities will ensure that those responsible will face the consequences of their own actions,” President Thabo Mbeki said.
Seven explosions ripped through commuter trains and stations during evening rush hour in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Tuesday, killing at least 163 people and wounding 464 in an attack blamed on terrorists. Ambulances raced to hospitals with what seemed to be an endless number of the injured and the dead.
New York reinforced security on the city’s vast public transit network on Tuesday in response to deadly bomb attacks on commuter trains in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, as United States officials condemned the "horrific" blasts. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero expressed his "profound sadness" to his Indian counterpart.
National convenor of selectors Haroon Lorgat on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of Proteas captain Graeme Smith from the Sri Lankan tour, which starts at the end of the month. Smith slipped and sustained an injury to his right ankle while running on Saturday evening in Knysna.
A legislator from Zimbabwe’s embattled opposition Movement for Democratic Change on Tuesday appeared in court on charges of conspiracy to cause public violence in connection with an attack on the country’s only white female MP, a lawyer said.