Retirement Planning in a Digital Age
As South Africa becomes increasingly digitised, the way we communicate and plan for the future has fundamentally shifted. According to the 2025 DataReportal, 50.8 million South Africans are now online, representing 78.9% of the population. While this signals remarkable progress, it also reveals a quiet trade-off: convenience often comes at the expense of depth and […]
Benefits of Life Insurance as You Get Older
Benefits of Life Insurance as You Get Older Are you covered for a rising age and declining health? In March 2024, the world was shocked to learn that two British Royal family members were suddenly diagnosed with cancer. This highlighted a universal fact—disease does not discriminate and remains a threat to us all … […]
Three innovative approaches to boost your retirement savings
Three innovative approaches to boost your retirement savings Retirement planning is absolutely key to your financial well-being, but let’s face it, as those golden years inch closer, a lot of us start to worry if what we’ve saved up is really going to cut it. Sure, sticking to the tried-and-true savings plans is essential, […]
Maximising Wealth, Minimising Tax
Maximising Wealth, Minimising Tax . A comparative look at retirement annuities versus tax-free savings accounts. When it comes to personal finance, every individual has different needs, dreams and financial goals, as well as different pathways to achieving those objectives. One of the most common long-term ambitions shared by many South Africans is to retire comfortably—to […]
Tax breaks for retirement funding
Tax breaks for retirement funding While there are very few tax breaks for individuals, some huge ones are available for retirement funding Retirement tax breaks in South Africa are designed to incentivise individuals to save for retirement and provide them with tax relief on contributions to retirement funds. The government has implemented various tax incentives […]
The importance of saving for retirement
Saving for retirement can prove to be a very complex task, however, this does not have to be the case. Many people are not making the necessary provisions for retirement. When you start a new job or enter the workforce for the first time, the last thing you think about is saving for retirement, however, […]
2019 Tax legislative amendment: Retirement funds
The 2019 tax legislation amendment cycle commenced on 25 June, when National Treasury issued the initial batch of the Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill which covers specific provisions that require further consultation. National Treasury will be publishing the full text of the 2019 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill for public comment in mid-July 2019. One […]