Vivian Warby

Content Manager, Leisure Hub

Petrol prices coming down but till slips, load shedding still killing us

Vivian Warby|Published

In a mixed-bag week, consumers will probably see petrol prices come down, interest rates hike and not much change on their till slips as we are plunged into Stage ...

Under Pressure: This is the one type of debt you must avoid right now at all costs

Vivian Warby|Published

The rising interest rates, with more hikes predicted for this year, means we all need to start thinking differently about debt and the type of debt we are taking ...

Under pressure: Women hardest hit by increases in the Big Three

Vivian Warby|Published

Mothers are the last to eat in the house and often by the time they get to eat there is no nutrition left on the plate. That’s the grass root reality of women-headed ...

This is what financially stretched South Africans – even the rich – are cutting back on

Dhivana Rajgopaul and Vivian Warby|Published

South Africans are cutting back drastically as they try to maintain a certain lifestyle. And they are trying to find innovative ways to mitigate the tightening of ...

Interest rates predicted to hike (again) as South Africans brace themselves for a tough July

Vivian Warby|Published

An increase in the price of petrol, food, electricity and rolling blackouts via load shedding. . . and now a further hike in interest rates predicted. Is this the ...

Musk’s 9 steps to buying Twitter, plus the $1 billion he owes if the deal sours

Vivian Warby|Published

A casual tweet five years ago started the journey to his R690 billion acquisition of Twitter.

How do we turn township markets into thriving economic hubs? The SAIBPP has a few ideas

Vivian Warby|Published

SAIBPP chief executive Vuyiswa Ramokgopa is calling on businesses and communities to form new, formalised alliances to bring the poor into the economy.

SA Institute of Black Property Professionals react to looting and violence in Gauteng and KZN

Vivian Warby|Published

SAIBPP called on South Africans to stand together to denounce the violence and lawlessness that has gripped the country.

Commercial property sector struggling under impact of Covid-19, recession - survey

Vivian Warby|Published

The office sector has been the hardest hit by the pandemic and is unlikely to recover significantly this year, according to the FNB Property Broker Survey.

Regulator commits to making sure legitimate estate agents can operate

Vivian Warby|Published

The Estate Agency Affairs Board says it is committed to working with the Real Estate Business Owners of South Africa - who took them to court to legally force them ...

Estate agents win legal action against regulator

Vivian Warby|Published

The EAAB has eight days to immediately issue outstanding operating licences to estate agents who had taken the regulatory body to court in an urgent application ...

Estate Agency Affairs Board welcomes forensic audit

Bonny Fourie and Vivian Warby|Published

The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) has welcomed the forensic audit instituted by the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation into its affairs, and ...

Estate Agency Affairs Board faces forensic audit as Rebosa takes it to court

Vivian Warby|Published

The embattled and long-troubled Estate Agency Affairs Board is facing the wrath of the law and government.

#reporatecut: It's a home buyer's market like never before

Vivian Warby|Published

Experts have welcomed the repo rate cut, saying this makes it a good time for would-be home buyers to take the leap.

Welcome to entrepreneurs heaven: Cape Town

Vivian Warby|Published

A growing number of local and international entrepreneurs as well as numerous corporates have chosen to call Cape Town home.