Two-pot retirement system: warning about long-term consequences

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Is your emergency big enough to make it necessary to withdraw some of your retirement savings under the two-pot retirement system?

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How do you know you are ready to retire?

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Retirement does not happen on the day of your 60th birthday anymore. These days you must be financially ready to retire.

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Can you really afford another emergency?

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The past five years showed South African consumers that an emergency can happen at any time and that it could happen to each one of us.

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Survey shows how economic distress erodes South Africans’ savings culture

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Consumers find it difficult to stick to a savings culture while the economy causes so much financial distress.

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Credit providers must not delete your whole credit history after debt review — NCR

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Credit providers are less likely to grant credit to someone with no credit history, as they cannot assess whether the person will be a reliable payer.

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Tax season now open: Sars pays out R10bn in refunds after auto-assessments, you could be owed

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Tax season 2025 is scheduled to run until 20 October for non-provisional taxpayers and 19 January 2026 for provisional taxpayers.

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Economists expect small increase in inflation to 3%

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The inflation rate for June will be announced on Wednesday, while the repo rate will be announced on 31 July.

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Tax season: Here is why you need to prioritise filing for returns

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If taxpayers do not claim what they are entitled to, they are leaving money behind.

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South Africans experiencing less financial stress, but still under pressure — survey

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Overall, 63% of consumers spend more than 30% of after-tax income on debt repayments; the same ratio within the 45-54 age group is 74%.

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