South Africa’s Constitutional Court at 30: Successes and failures

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Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the UCT Hugh Corder. says that the Constitutional Court has played a leading role in realising constitutional justice over the ...

Kids and money: five ways to start the conversation

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Money talk shouldn’t be avoided.

Battling to make ends meet? Financial planning expert offers 5 tips on how to build your budget

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The amount it costs to fill a food basket in South Africa keeps climbing.

Borrowing money isn’t always a bad thing

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Debt, in some form or another, is part of our financial profiles whether we like it or not.

Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable cross-border payments in local currencies – what you need to know ...

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The high cost of making cross border payments on the African continent has driven governments on the continent to seek options of settling trade and other transactions ...

Insulin injections could be replaced by rock n roll

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While researchers are developing pills that resist digestion in the stomach and skin patches that monitor blood sugar and automatically release insulin, the most ...

Reign of terror lingers

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For the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ lingers

Watching movies for your mental health

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Many of us enjoy sitting down to watch a good film because of the way movies can make us feel. A sad film might help us release our emotions, or a comedy might lift ...

As I lay me down to lie awake

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There are many, varied reasons why people have insomnia including biological changes as we age or because of our hormones, physical or mental health issues, the ...

Return to the wild for farm rhinos

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A new report has bad news for Earth’s five surviving species of rhino.

Chatbots for medical advice: three ways to avoid misleading information

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We expect medical professionals to give us reliable information about ourselves and potential treatments so that we can make informed decisions about which (if any) ...

Financial stress - how to reduce the impact it has on your mental health

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If you’re finding it difficult to meet your expenses or are worried about your current or future finances, you’re under financial stress.

Are you financially literate? Here are 7 signs you are on the right track

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Every day, you are making complex decisions about your money some of which can have huge financial consequences.

Early access to retirement savings in South Africa is a risk: here’s why

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Currently, retirement fund members can only access their pre-retirement benefits on resignation or retrenchment.

Profound shift in approach to managing SA is what is needed

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SA adopted an inflation-targeting policy regime in 2000, and there has been concerns the Sarb is being rigid with its focus on price stability.

Will Agrizzi graft evidence matter?

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Only if Ramaphosa delivers a clear election victory and establishes an independent prosecuting authority.

Grasping the impact of history

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Students struggle to explain how historical events shape contemporary society, writes Natasha Robinson

Racial slurs will not be tolerated

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Legal experts discuss significance of precedent-setting sentence against Vicki Momberg

Handwriting still a crucial childhood skill

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A 2014 study, for example, found that university students could recall more information when taking notes by hand than typing

OPINION: Race relations laid bare in Steinhoff corporate scandal

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Steven Friedman, a Professor of Political Studies at the University of Johannesburg writes about the Steinhoff scandal.

In search for solutions to famine

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The number of hungry and malnourished people is rising for the first time in over a decade.

How Bell Pottinger made itself look bad

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The Reputation of global PR company Bell Pottinger has suffered a massive blow.

Weapons to aid Africa’s progress a bad idea

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Chancellor Angela Merkel floated idea African countries should be given weapons as part of development aid to more effectively combat militant groups.

Global food system favours the rich

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The spread of food also exposes a darker underlying history of globalisation and industrialisation.

Digital monitoring of employees infringes rights

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AN INCREASING number of companies are beginning to digitally monitor their employees.