Institutions
Calling on All South Africans to Help Save Local Small Businesses
According to Statistics South Africa, 30 percent of all businesses say they do not have enough revenue to last more than one month of lockdown.[1] This is even more pressing amongst small businesses, of which 73 percent warn that they will not survive a lockdown that lasts longer than three months.[2] With companies in the […]
Read MoreCoronavirus: how to minimise its impact on your wallet
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has impacted various facets of life since it reached South Africa, and household finances will not be spared – but it’s important not to overreact and make panic purchases or hasty financial decisions. “The urge to stock up on groceries is natural given the uncertainty and anxiety the pandemic has caused.,” says […]
Read MoreUniversity…Should you stay? Or should you go?
Finding yourself sitting in a crowded campus lecture hall, unable to understand the person lecturing you from a vast distance, and thinking to yourself: “What am I doing here?” is unfortunately quite a common student experience. Many young people can land up at university via auto pilot – it’s so often simply the expected ‘thing […]
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