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South Africa’s unemployment decreased further to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025
Sifiso Mkwanazi, Economist, and Mpho Molopyane, Chief Economist; at Alexforbes South Africa’s unemployment rate declined more than expected to 31.4% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025,...
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Private investment will be key to delivering South Africa’s trillion-rand infrastructure package
Puleng Pitso, Investment Specialist, and Sisamkele Kobus, Analyst at Ninety One The National Budget tabled on March 12 contained one eye-wateringly large number: a commitment to spend...
Mental health first aid: The first aid training companies should be investing in
Alvin Govender, International Performance Coach at Awakening In 2019, the World Health Organization stated that as much as 15% of working-age adults were estimated to have mental...
Investing offshore – What you need to know
Roné Swanepoel Head of Sales at Morningstar South Africa From a broader set of investment opportunities to currency diversification, offshore investing can be a key strategy to help...
Four considerations to ensure your employees’ life cover works for them
Luke Nel, Head of Protection Solutions at Metropolitan Employee wellness refers to the overall health and satisfaction of your workforce, encompassing various facets from physical and...
The extraordinary impact of group risk on the life of anyone
Allister Langford, Head of Distribution at Triarc If you are reading this, I can probably make a few broad assumptions (emphasis on broad). You are: Alive Probably well Not...
Technology & AI in the workplace – death knell or re-alignment?
Preeta Bhagattjee, Director and Head Head of Technology & Innovation, and Bradley Workman-Davies, Director, at Werksmans Attorneys The rapid integration and adoption of artificial...
Why the best investors think like farmers
Jaco Prinsloo, Financial Consultant at Alexforbes In 2008, South Africans watched as the global financial crisis unfolded, shaking markets, businesses and entire economies. For many,...
Budget 2025
Helen Littlewood, Sygnia Umbrella Retirement Fund Head of Product at Sygnia This document provides an overview of changes proposed in the 2025 national Budget that are relevant to...
Is DeepSeek the future of algorithmic trading?
Roger Eskinazi, Managing Partner at Tickmill DeepSeek-R1, the latest generative artificial intelligence (AI) model from Chinese startup, DeepSeek, dethroned OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the...
2025 GNU Budget (round 2): Prioritising sustainable growth in uncertain times
Carla Rossouw, Head of Tax at Allan Gray The 2025 Budget speech is finally over the line after the initial attempt came undone following disagreement among political parties over a...













