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Wednesday Morning Spice
14 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Justice ministry blocks NPA access to Zondo database, Elon Musk fights with EU over Tropic Thunder memes, Johannesburg set to get a new mayor, Japanese are worried after first-ever megaquake advisory, and How food prices have changed over the past 12 months.
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Property Rate Hikes – How Does Cape Town Compare?
06 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Surprisingly, Cape Town seems better off than most of the other metros.
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Banks Are Expecting Interest Rates To Stay Higher For Longer
28 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Although now seems like the perfect time to panic, now is NOT the time to panic.
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Not Again! Another Massive Petrol Price Hike Confirmed For Wednesday
04 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
It’s time to dust off your bicycle as yet another petrol price increase is set to drive another nail into our financial coffins.
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Finally Some Interest Rate Hope For South Africans In 2024
27 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Interest rate cuts might just be the most beautiful words to have been uttered by anyone this year.
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Thursday Morning Spice
23 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Penthouse magazine model sues Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours, Planes sent off course with unprecedented navigation system attacks, Ferrari car owner, City of Cape Town in damages spat, and Anatoli Restaurant closes its doors after 40 years.
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Shrinkflation – The Dastardly Way Retailers Get you To Pay More For Less
31 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Beer, chocolates, packets of chips, cereals and even toilette paper have all been getting smaller lately, yet the price seems to keep going up.
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Checkers Takes A Funny Swipe At New Woolies Sliced Cake Offer
28 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Checkers had a go at Woolies for proudly advertising that their cakes are now on sale in single slices at a ‘more affordable’ price.
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Eggsistential Crisis: Four Million Chickens Destroyed Amidst SA Avian Flu Epidemic
14 Sep 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Major retailers, including Spar, continue to report a shortage of eggs due to increasing avian flu outbreaks.
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What The Record Petrol Price Increase Means For South Africa’s Interest Rates
07 Sep 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Economists warn that record diesel price hikes may exert upward pressure on inflation, potentially affecting the interest rate outlook.
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Zimbabwe President Blames Businesses For Food Shortages
04 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
But alas, the current state of Zimbabwe has never been the fault of the ruling ZANU PF, instead, it is obvious to anyone that the sh** governance is mostly the fault of Bush, Blair, businesses, citizens, white farmers, and a pet pig named George II. The last one was made up, but in the land of lies and false enemies, who cares?
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Good News For Families As Inflation Goes Down ‘More Than Expected’
21 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
We might not be out of the woods yet, but Stats SA has published the latest inflation numbers for South Africa, showing annual consumer inflation slowed to 6.3% in May. This makes it the lowest it’s been since April last year.
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Capitec Data Shows That South Africans Are Getting Poorer
25 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
And we’re not even talking about Tuesday when Capitec clients opened their accounts on payday only to find a heart-and-gut-wrenching bank balance of R0,0.
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Hellmann’s Mayonnaise To Be Discontinued In South Africa. The REAL State Of Disaster
08 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Hellmann’s Mayo to be discontinued. What fresh hell awaits us next?
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Direct Link Between Extramarital Affairs And Inflation
18 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Some experts believe that the reason eyes are wandering outside of marriages is largely down to arguments over money.
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Yes, It’s Time To Get Ready For A Global Recession
29 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The warning bells and seatbelt lights are flashing regarding the global economy as the odds of a severe recession keep climbing.
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Yes, People Are Eating More Junk Food – Here’s Why
22 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
I guess the effects of ‘That Sugar Film’ have worn off and people have forgotten that sugary drinks are the worst.
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Check Here To See If You Take Home More Than The Average South African
30 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
South Africa’s average take-home pay is failing to keep up with inflation and shows a worrying trend.
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Turns Out, That R500 Note Is Just a Note-Worthy Rumour
14 Jun 2022 by Paula / No Comments
A fake post doing the rounds on social media had some South Africans convinced that a new R500 note would soon be introduced into our national currency.
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June Is Going To Be A Rough Month
20 May 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Batten down the hatches, because here comes trouble. It’s not just the cost of filling up that suffers when fuel prices surge.
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While Inflation Eats Your Wealth, Can Cryptocurrencies Save The Day?
16 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
People don’t realise the far-reaching effects inflation can have on your financial situation and how hard it can make it for you to grow your wealth.
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Yoh – SA Smokers Need To Cough Up A Lot More For A Pack Of Ciggies
21 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that South Africans are going to be paying a lot more for booze and ciggies in the near future.
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This ‘Food Price Increase’ Infographic Explains Why Your Shopping Costs So Much More This Year
20 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Between last year and this year, the prices of most foods has increased considerably. Guess we all feel the pinch when we get to the till to pay.
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It’s Happened – Reserve Bank Raises Interest Rates
28 Jan 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When your currency is plummeting like a lead balloon I suppose you’re only biding your time until the inevitable happens. Cue this.
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Mininum Wage Increase In China: Everything Is Going To Get More Expensive Next Year.
11 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Effective January 1, 2012, the minimum wage is going to increase by as much as 20% in Guangdong, the industrial province in China where most of the stuff you’ve bought in the past decade was produced. Which means you’ve got yourself a significant rise in consumer good prices worldwide incoming.
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World’s Most Miserable Countries – Where Does SA Rank?
15 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Many of us believe that South Africa is quite simply the best country to live in on the planet. But have you heard of the “misery index”? It’s a measure which takes into account a country’s unemployment and inflation rates. Here’s the list of the 15 most miserable countries in the world for 2011. Take a guess where SA ranks – it’s not cheerful.
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