The debate over the National Credit Bill has brought into focus the confusing issues around home insurance that often leave home buyers overpaying for insurance — or even paying for products they don’t need. Life insurance associated with home loans is another issue that buyers find confusing.
South African society has become much more knowledgeable and aware of its constitutional rights, and as a result has become a more litigious society. "From an insurance perspective, liability … means that the person involved must be legally liable, which can only be decided by a court of law," explains Jono Soames of Mutual & Federal.
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Since Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel’s easing of exchange controls in February, First National Bank (FNB) reports a renewed interest by South Africa’s newly emerged elite in investing offshore. "The near-threefold increase in the foreign capital allowance has spurred interest in investing abroad," FNB says.
It’s been a while since I gathered up a collection of delicious items to demonstrate human stupidity in action, so, yup — that’s the theme this time. Is it trite? Banal? Hell, yeah. I mean, are you reading this to get depressed, or to get a brief cackle or two that takes you out of the usual horrors of your everyday existence?
MTN Banking was launched as a true mobile banking solution last year, which allows millions of cellphone users in the country to open a bank account without having to go into a bank. Now it is offering those same cellphone users a very unique card.
World champion Nicol David has targeted the Commonwealth Games gold medal as she attempts to complete a clean-sweep of major squash titles. Malaysian star David became the first Asian woman to win the World Open when she triumphed in 2005, a golden year in which she also picked up the prestigious British Open title and claimed the world number one ranking.
A decade of planning culminates on Wednesday when the eyes of the world zero in on Melbourne for the official opening of the Commonwealth Games amid one of Australia’s biggest security operations to date. A global audience of 1,5-billion people is expected to tune in to see Queen Elizabeth II declare the event open.
Surreal giant koalas, a tram with wings, aerial ballerinas mimicked by motorcycles, and a performing duck took centre stage as the 18th Commonwealth Games opened in Melbourne on Wednesday. South Africa will look to their swimmers and rugby sevens side to give them a flying start at Melbourne on Thursday.
A political morality play is being acted out on the streets of Bangkok as Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s Prime Minister, battles to keep his job in the teeth of escalating protests by an ad hoc alliance of opposition parties, students, trade unions and celibate Buddhist vegetarians pledged to the simple life.