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‘Sin Tax’ Increases – How Much More You’re Paying For Beer, Wine, Spirits, And Cigarettes
26 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During his budget speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced an increase in sin taxes, which will see the price of alcohol and tobacco products increase.
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Tiger Woods’ Accident Is An SUV Marketer’s Dream
25 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Until earlier this week, Genesis was a relatively unknown SUV brand. That all changed when Tiger Woods crashed, with many crediting the car’s safety features for his survival.
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Bombs, Forgery, And Intrigue: True-Crime ‘Murder Among The Mormons’ Has It All [Trailer]
25 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Forged documents about magic and salamanders, pipe bombs, and murder come together in what looks to be an excellent true-crime series.
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What You Need To Be In The Top 1% In SA, Compared To The Rest Of The World
25 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re keen to join the 1%, you’ll have to accumulate a fair sum of net wealth, albeit far less than in other parts of the world.
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It Didn’t Take Long For The Budget Speech Protest To Turn Ugly [Video]
25 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) clashed with police during a protest against the current unemployment rates, among other things.
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Final Week To Score 100% Tax Deduction Through Property Investment – No Cash Required
24 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A helping hand from the taxman doesn’t come around all that often, so here’s something you may want to consider before the tax year ends on Sunday.
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WATCH LIVE: Tito Mboweni’s Budget Speech [Video]
24 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At 2PM today, Mboweni is set to deliver the budget, and given the destruction wrought by the pandemic over the past year or so, it will need a balancing act of epic proportions.
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Comparing SA’s Fuel Rewards Programmes (Discovery, FNB, Capitec, And More)
24 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you commute for work, and rack up the petrol spend each month, you may want to consider which rewards programme offers the best savings.
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They’re Likening This Show To The Early Seasons Of ‘Survivor’ [Trailer]
24 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
For those looking to fill the void left behind when ‘Survivor’ lost its appeal, ‘The Bridge’ might be exactly what you’re looking for.
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SA’s Avo Theft Is No Laughing Matter [Video]
23 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa’s appetite for avos is on the up and up, and where there’s demand, there are also those who turn to crime.
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Update On Former Domestic Worker Who Sought To Inherit Wealthy Lover’s Estate
23 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Jane Bwanya has approached the Constitutional Court to change laws that don’t allow people in opposite-sex life partnerships the same inheritance rights as married couples.
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The ‘Tesla Mafia’ Are Coming After Elon Musk
22 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A number of former Tesla employees have started their own companies in the electric vehicle space, which look to chip away at Musk’s market dominance.
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This 23-Year-Old Just Bought Sunderland Football Club
19 Feb 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
French billionaire-heir Kyril Louis-Dreyfus is just 23, and has now become the majority shareholder in League One’s Sunderland AFC.
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Side Hustle Tips From One Of SA’s Leading Entrepreneurs
19 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nic Haralambous has spent 20 years building businesses and learning hard lessons. If you need advice on starting a successful side hustle, he’s a good brain to pick.
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It’s Cheaper To Get Fibre, Netflix, And Amazon Prime Than DStv
19 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
DStv prices are on the rise at around the same time that some ISPs have slashed theirs, which isn’t good news for MultiChoice.
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Loss Of Booze Sales On Fridays And Saturdays Is Bigger Than You Think
19 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Trading from Monday to Thursday is better than a total alcohol sales ban, but retailers argue that an inability to sell on weekends really stings.
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This Is What The Facebook Pages Of News Sites In Australia Look Like
19 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook users based in Australia are not able to link to news articles from either Australian or international news sites, with troves of content taken down.
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How Come Britney Spears’ Net Worth Is So Low?
18 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Britney’s meteoric rise to stardom is well documented, but her net worth is considerably lower than some of her peers.
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Watch As Trump Plaza Implodes, Literally [Videos]
18 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, at around 9AM in New Jersey, a series of controlled explosions sent the 39-storey building collapsing to the ground.
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Royals Behaving Badly – Four TV Interviews That Went Horribly Wrong [Videos]
17 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Oprah will be interviewing Meghan and Harry soon. Let’s hope that it goes better than it did for some of the Royals who came before them.
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Jeff Bezos’ Rise To Amazon Riches In Three Minutes Flat [Video]
17 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The rise and rise of his wealth is tied to the increased valuation of Amazon, which has become an online retail giant.
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Disturbing Story Behind The Disappearance Of A Dubai Princess [Videos]
17 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Friends of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum managed to smuggle her a phone, through which she sent videos from prison before all communication ceased.
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Zero-Interest Shopping Loans Spell Trouble For Lay-Bys
16 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Shopping on lay-by has long been a popular payment method in South Africa, but a new system aims to disrupt the status quo.
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Supercut Of Those Awkward Red Carpet ‘Bachelorette SA’ Moments [Video]
16 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Qiniso’s journey to find love kicked off with some red carpet introductions. They were, to be kind to all parties involved, a tad cringeworthy.
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Counting The Costs Of The Worst Super Bowl 2021 Ad [Video]
16 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jeep produced what some believe to be the most expensive TV commercial ever, and it’s been a total disaster from the second it first aired.
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The Pringles Astronaut Ad Filmed In Cape Town [Video]
15 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Pringles ‘Flavor Stacking Space Return’ advert that aired on Super Bowl Sunday was shot in Cape Town.
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Working From Home Worth 8% Pay Rise – But It’s Not All Roses
15 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nicholas Bloom, an economist at Stanford University, recently wrapped up a study based on months of surveys of more than 20 000 Americans.
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‘Bridgerton’ Obsessed? Here’s The Duke Of Hastings’ Real-Life Girlfriend
15 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Some people were very upset to learn that an actor they’ve never met is in a committed relationship, and his partner isn’t even a celebrity.
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Comparing The Cost Of Comfortable Retirement In SA To The Rest Of The World
12 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
You might want to give this a read before you start planning your retirement on the beaches of another continent.
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Final Chance To Score A 100% Tax Deduction Through Property Investment
11 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The financial year ends on February 28, so the window of opportunity to maximise your tax return for the year is rapidly closing.
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