KEEPING ABREAST OF CANCER

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness month, the second most common cancer (after skin cancer) in women in South Africa. According to the National Cancer Registry, 1 in 33 women are at risk of developing breast cancer.Men can also develop breast cancer although they are at a significantly lower risk with 1 in 1249 developing this...

WEAK RAND HAS A MIXED IMPACT ON PETROL PRICE

The Department of Energy recently announced that 93 grade petrol will decrease by two cents per litre from October 7. There will, however, be increases in 95 unleaded, diesel and illuminating paraffin. The department noted the main reason for the price hike was the weakening of the rand against the dollar.The price of 95 ULP...

AS RATES INCREASE, SO WILL THE PRESSURE

Looming interest rate hikes in South Africa should theoretically lift savings rates by boosting returns, but in reality they will only make it harder for heavily indebted households to repay loans, leaving little extra money to set aside. "As a country we save way too little," said Rian le Roux, an economist at Old Mutual....

BOOST BUSINESS WITH A BLOG

Loads of people are doing it nowadays, but not everyone understands why it’s important. Blogging is a powerful marketing tool for your business - if you want to grow and sustain online communication (and business…) with your clients and customers, then this is an elemental piece of the puzzle.There are multiple ways to increase your...

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