PERSONAL FINANCE: It pays to question your medical bills
One quick phone call was all it took to slash a healthcare quote.
MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 2026, 06:48
One quick phone call was all it took to slash a healthcare quote.

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South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said he favours ending the use of prime, the main reference rate commercial banks use to price trillions of rand of loans to clients.
Living Hope organisation calls for donations of essential items to help victims, many of whom were left homeless and without basic necessities.

Recent Tax Court rulings have upheld taxpayers’ rights by rejecting SARS’s attempts to increase disputed assessments after prescription.

The ANC in the North West has warned errant councillors as Matlosana council weighs the fate of corruption-accused CFO Mercy Phetla.
Sithengile Senior Secondary School in Claremont, KwaZulu-Natal, achieved an impressive 96.8% pass rate, a significant improvement from 90.6% in 2024 despite socioeconomic challenges.
We cannot claim to be building a sustainable future while allowing our young people’s potential to be drowned in easy alcohol access.

Two divisions at Denel have allegedly told staff they will not receive their salaries this month as the state-owned enterprise continues to face financial and governance challenges.

Following media reports that t-shirts are being printed suggesting billionaire Patrice Motsepe will run for ANC President, Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says that this was not done by the party.

South African inflation edged up slightly in December, with it averaging 3.2% in 2025. This is the lowest average in 21 years.

Chinese car brands are rapidly gaining traction in South Africa’s used car market, reshaping buyer behaviour and turning a competitive headwind for dealers like WeBuyCars into a potential long-term tailwind.

The JustMarkets Boost Contest continues on a decisive course in January as it reaches its final month among one of the most eventful trading competitions of the period.

Gender-based violence remains one of South Africa’s most urgent and unresolved crises.
Versatile Stormers back Wandisile Simelane has signed a contract extension that will keep him in Cape Town until at least 2028.

Despite statements about cutting fuel prices to R14 per litre, South Africa’s petrol and diesel remain well above that level, largely due to sharply rising taxes and a weaker rand, with little relief delivered from government reviews.