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retirement

How to help your parents in their golden years
Thought Leader
/ 12 June 2025

How to help your parents in their golden years

You need to talk about money and you can’t help others if you’re not helping yourself

By Kananelo Matela
South Africa must invest in its domestic workers and set up a dedicated pension fund
Thought Leader
/ 24 April 2025

South Africa must invest in its domestic workers and set up a dedicated pension fund

They spend most of their lives supporting our families, yet they face old age with little to no financial security

By Lindani Zungu
Retire in a stylish village without buying a property
Thought Leader
/ 21 February 2025

Retire in a stylish village without buying a property

A newish way of living in a retirement village is through a life rights contract that involves single ‘deposit’ upfront

By Ash Müller
Two-pot: Is tapping into your retirement savings to settle today’s debts worth risking your financial future?
Opinion
/ 18 November 2024

Two-pot: Is tapping into your retirement savings to settle today’s debts worth risking your financial future?

While the two-pot system offers immediate relief, some may argue that it could be driving consumers towards a cycle of credit dependency that would leave them unprepared for retirement

By Lerato Thwane
Absa head Arrie Rautenbach to step down after two years at the helm
Business
/ 19 August 2024

Absa head Arrie Rautenbach to step down after two years at the helm

Rautenbach’s appointment to replace Daniel Mminele was criticised by those who saw it as a setback in racially transforming the bank

By Anathi Madubela
Explainer: How the ‘two-pot’ retirement fund system will work from 1 September
Business
/ 29 July 2024

Explainer: How the ‘two-pot’ retirement fund system will work from 1 September

Taxpayers who owe money to the revenue service must expect that these debts could be settled from the withdrawals, leading to a lower payout

By Anathi Madubela
Life insurers paid close to R600 billion in claims in 2023
Business
/ 28 March 2024

Life insurers paid close to R600 billion in claims in 2023

The data showed that more than half of risk policies bought last year were for funeral cover

By Anathi Madubela
Driving Change in the South African Retirement Sector
Partner Content
/ 3 October 2023

Driving Change in the South African Retirement Sector

Insights from the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s Annual Conference

By IRFA
Retirement on your terms: Mastering the art of saving in a tough economy
Partner Content
/ 27 September 2023

Retirement on your terms: Mastering the art of saving in a tough economy

A financial adviser allows you to take care of today’s financial responsibilities while also being able to save for the future

By Old Mutual
South Africa needs to make pension system more inclusive, study says
Business
/ 22 October 2021

South Africa needs to make pension system more inclusive, study says

South Africa’s pension system is ranked 31st out of 43 countries, receiving a C-grade which indicates major risks and shortcomings that should be addressed

By Anathi Madubela
What lengths would you go to to pay off your debt?
Friday
/ 8 March 2021

What lengths would you go to to pay off your debt?

In this extract, from the anthology Upshot curated by Lauren Beukes, the author imagines rich people and voters at home deciding on his character’s fate

By Bongani Kona
SA has a retirement savings crisis
Business
/ 1 November 2020

SA has a retirement savings crisis

Limited understanding of finances and a low income means that millions of South Africans either don’t or can’t put money aside for when they’re older

By Tshegofatso Mathe

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