What a difference five years can make!

We know that the decision around early retirement is not an easy one. Esta Theron, Business Development Manager at Glacier by Sanlam, examines how early retirement can impact a person’s capital retirement savings and the amount of their potential future gross monthly...

Reinventing a brighter future for young South Africans

As South Africa wraps up Youth Month in commemoration of the Soweto uprising 45 years ago (16 June), the reported official youth (15-34 years) unemployment rate has increased to 46,3% in the first quarter of 2021. Despite government efforts to curb youth unemployment,...

Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) – Q1:2021

The results of the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2021 show that total employment decreased by 9 000 or (-0,1%) quarter-on-quarter, from 9 653 000 in December 2020 to 9 644 000 in March 2021. This was largely due to decreases in...

The ins and outs of Group Risk insurance

South African companies and their employees pay an estimated R22 billion annually on group risk products. Group risk cover is a good vehicle to help protect your employees against the possibility of something happening to them where their ability to earn a living is...

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