Bank of mum and dad ‘helps half of first-time buyers’
An average of £55,572 was given in loans and gifts by members of the family, estimates show.
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News24 Business | OPINION | Directors beware: Excuses for unpaid pension contributions won’t be accepted
Employers cannot avoid their pension obligations through delay tactics or legal posturing – and directors cannot rely on financial distress as a defence to escape personal liability for unpaid contributions, write Nicolette van Vuuren and Tshepiso Tshshonga.
News24 Business | OPINION | Legal lessons for SA employers about stressed, depressed workers
Recent judgments offer critical insights into managing mental health issues related to misconduct, incapacity and constructive dismissal, write Fiona Leppan and Kgodisho Phashe,
News24 Business | Govt’s ad about lion hunting is misleading, watchdog finds
SA’s Advertising Regulator has said that a recent lion hunting radio ad from government’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment was misleading after it incorrectly grouped all lion breeding and hunting as illegal.
News24 Business | Money questions? Answered | The defunct VAT hike and your bank fees
Maya Fisher-French explains how the VAT hike would have impacted banking fees – and why Capitec customers would have experienced a 7% fee increase.
News24 Business | Meta threatens to cut off Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria
Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa’s most populous country.
Tariffs on car parts entering the US come into force
Import taxes were eased after carmaker outcry, but it’s “still a big tariff”, analysts say.
M&S supplier resorts to pen and paper after cyber attack
What’s going on behind the scenes in the aftermath of the cyber attack on M&S.