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Property Feature: What You Need To Know About The New Rental Housing Act

Once gazetted, The Rental Housing Amendment Act stands to make big changes to the rights of tenants – and landlords need to take note. The Rental Housing Amendment Act 35 of 2014 is the latest amendment to the Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999. The Amendment Act introduces various changes…

20 Jul 2021 1PM 20 min

Taxi Industry Losses From Lootings

Taxi industry counts R45 million in losses as business suffers following riots and looting this past week. The SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO) estimates that the taxi industry has suffered financial losses of about R45 million in the two provinces that were affected by riots and looting this past week.

20 Jul 2021 12PM 14 min

The Impact of The Unrest On SA Economy

The last week of violence and unrest will have a significant impact on a South African economy that was already buckling under the strain of a Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions, say economists at professional services firm PwC.

20 Jul 2021 12PM 16 min

South African Banking Risk Information Centre

ATMs are an essential part of our country’s economic infrastructure, providing vital services to our communities. During the recent civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, hundreds of ATMs were destroyed, hampering the ability of bank customers to access cash and other financial services.

19 Jul 2021 1PM 12 min

Update With SASRIA/ Losses May Be Bigger Than Insurer’s Reserves

Guest: Cedric Masondo, SASRIA MD

19 Jul 2021 1PM 11 min

Careers - How To Cope With Unemployment And Job Search Rejection

The pandemic did a number on our work lives. For some people, burnout and stressful conditions led to a desire to just jump ship. Others lost their jobs right in the thick of things, and haven’t been able to bounce back yet. As in, it’s been over a year of…

19 Jul 2021 1PM 20 min

Wealth Creation

There’s an article on Business report which talks about care subscription being better than vehicle financing. According to the article, in 2020, the average price of a new car in South Africa was R321 715, way beyond the budget of the average wage earner without the use of vehicle finance.

19 Jul 2021 12PM 16 min

Toyota Might Stop Its Investments In Durban

Japanese auto manufacturing giant Toyota has raised grave concerns over the business environment in KwaZulu-Natal, following the incidents of wide-scale vandalism, destruction of property and looting.

19 Jul 2021 12PM 6 min

Government Reopens Funds

Employment and Labour minister, Thulas Nxesi has gazetted a new directive that will make it possible for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to implement a third extension of the Covid-19 TERS benefit.

19 Jul 2021 12PM 8 min

Street Vendor’s Business During Looting/Follow-Up

Itumeleng Lekomanyane started Sandwich Nton Ntons in August 2019 when his clothing and embroidery business was struggling. He started selling first at the MTN taxi rank in the CBD, before opening-up other locations at the Bree taxi rank, Standard Bank corner and most recently at the SABC studios in Auckland…

15 Jul 2021 1PM 11 min

Biz Lifestyle - Buns Out Rosebank Branch Shuts Down

Media personality Maps Maponyane has announced that one of his Buns Out branches is closing. According to news, Buns Out in Rosebank would shut its doors because of the lockdown regulations in South Africa.

15 Jul 2021 1PM 11 min

July Savings Month/ Are Stokvels Still Relevant?

Old mutual 2020 savings and investment monitor saw an increasing trend in informal savings, Old Mutual found flux and movement between informal savings instruments. In 2020 there was a 10% drop in the number of people who say they belong to a savings club or stokvel, compared with last 2019.

15 Jul 2021 1PM 23 min

The Pivot Point

Guest: Duma Mbethe, Ceo - Momentum Corporate At Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

15 Jul 2021 12PM 13 min

Solution To Durban Protest

Guest: Sthe Mabanga, Brics Journal Chairman And Kwamashau Buisness Chmaner Chairman

15 Jul 2021 12PM 8 min

Standard To Buy Liberty Holdings

Standard Bank Group says it has proposed to buy 100% of financial services and property holding company, Liberty Holdings and to integrate Liberty more closely into the greater group.

15 Jul 2021 12PM 5 min

Affected Business Owners In Township

The former Pirates captain retired as one of the most decorated footballers of his generation and moved into entrepreneurship with the 'Grootman by Lucky Lekgwathi' and the 'Fantastic 14 clothing brand. Launched in April this year in Kliptown Soweto the establishment has been torn down during the Gauteng shut down,…

14 Jul 2021 1PM 6 min

Ekasinomics Feature

The loss for thousands of township business owners runs deep. For those who were deeply invested in the communities they operated in, it is not the lost revenue and damage to their assets that hurts the most, but rather what they see as betrayal by the people they trusted would…

14 Jul 2021 1PM 18 min

Home Office Tax Requirements

Employed South Africans have spent a lot of time working from home. With the SARS tax season open, if this is you, there may be potential deductions you could claim when filing your personal return.

14 Jul 2021 1PM 15 min

Inside Your Business

Businesses have warned that the anarchy taking place in several parts of the country would lead to job losses and economic damage. South Africa already has an unemployment rate of over 40% and is running a national budget deficit of about R500 billion.

14 Jul 2021 12PM 13 min

Fears Over Food Shortage

South Africans are expected to face major food shortages in the wake of days of violent unrest across two key provinces, as rioters upend supply chains by looting supermarkets and torching goods trucks.

14 Jul 2021 12PM 8 min