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FINANCE WELLNESS COACH: Paying off credit card debt with a bond only works with discipline
It can be a good strategy to refinance your high-interest debt, but there are behavioural risks involved.
Unhappy Labour MPs aren’t ready to oust Starmer yet
Labour MPs say that while the prime minister is unpopular, a contest is unlikely as there isn’t a candidate ready to replace him.
Serial thief who stole Kristi Noem’s handbag sentenced to three years in prison
The former US Secretary of Homeland Security had her handbag – with $3,000 (£2,260) in cash inside – stolen at a restaurant last year.
MONEY HABITS: Why earning more is not enough to fix South Africans’ financial stress
South Africans are under financial pressure, but many are responding with a new kind of discipline: cutting extras, paying down debt, boosting emergency savings and trying to take more control of their money.
WATCH | Parents shut down school over ‘hazardous’ conditions
Roofs and ceilings collapsing, floors falling apart, doors and windows broken
BANK ON IT: Why Capitec’s latest results signal a much bigger threat to SA’s banks
Capitec’s strong annual results show a bank still growing fast, but the deeper story is how it is building a broader ecosystem across payments, insurance, mobile and business banking to stay sticky as economic pressure mounts.
O’Sullivan’s ‘rolling the dice’ cue gamble pays off
For some snooker players, changing their cue would be a traumatic experience – not for Ronnie O’Sulivan, who cruised into the last 16 at the Crucible.
Nkhwashu co-ordinated Tau arrest and ‘did not agree’ to Molefe’s request
Sedibeng suspended commissioner said he visited the White House, a meeting place for high-ranking police officers, on multiple occasions but said no criminal discussions were held there.
Your pint could come with a surprising health benefit
Beer provides “substantial levels” of vitamin B6 into your diet, according to new research.
Moldovan oligarch jailed in $1bn ‘theft of the century’ case
Vlad Plahotniuc, once Moldova’s richest man, was found guilty of partaking in a fraud which involved around 12% of the country’s GDP.
News24 | Chelsea sack manager Rosenior after dismal run
Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea manager following a run of five successive Premier League defeats
A tale of two Middle East voyages
A country cannot simultaneously invoke the Genocide Convention in the Hague and be the fuel supplier of the genocide it is holding to account. Alas, we found ourselves in this very contradiction
Rosenior sacked by Chelsea after three months in charge
Chelsea sack head coach Liam Rosenior after losing five consecutive Premier League matches without scoring for the first time since 1912.
Tolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe
The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating
US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks
The mood in the Strait of Hormuz remains combustible despite Trump’s ceasefire extension.
News24 | Chinese car scandal: Parties call on Ramaphosa to fire Tolashe as charges pile up
On Thursday, additional charges will be laid against Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe in connection with the escalating scandal over two cars donated to the African National Congress Women’s League, which ended up in her family’s possession, with one later sold. Tolashe is the ANCWL president. The DA is bringing the charges about two weeks after ActionSA did the same.