South African rand extends gains before business confidence, retail sales data

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2508/783573-240×135.jpg?5″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Source: Reuters.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Reuters.&lt;/span><p>The South African rand extended its gains in early trade on Wednesday, 13 August 2025 boosted by a weaker dollar ahead...

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Personal loan or home loan refinance to pay for renovations?

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Wendy Beaumont, Executive for Unsecured Lending at Nedbank, looks at the pros and cons of taking out a personal loan versus refinancing your existing home loan in order to...

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Money Bootcamp: The hidden costs of homeownership

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Homeownership represents a significant milestone for many South Africans, but the true cost extends far beyond the purchase price. In our latest Money Bootcamp discussion, Mapalo Makhu and I...

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How to protect yourself from scams during tax season

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Scammers are now getting so clever that they even impersonate the taxman to lay their hands on your information and you money.

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Ombud gets R11.9 million back for consumers

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Most of the complaints received were about online shopping, followed by complaints about electrical appliances.

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Lessons about implied warranty of quality and right of return

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Although it sounds easy enough to understand, there are some conditions attached to the implied warranty of quality.

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Lower wage workers being exploited as 43% of South Africans buy food on credit

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Buying food on credit is regarded as a sure sign that you are battling financially, but it is often the only way to feed your family.

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