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November 20, 2025
PPS commentary: CPI for October 2025
South Africa’s inflation ticked up to 3.6% in October, but stayed below expectations, strengthening confidence in the Reserve Bank ahead of its rate decision. Mark Phillips unpacks what a lower inflation target, shifting expectations, and market movements mean for bonds, currency and investor
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November 20, 2025
AI Is The New Divide: South African Entrepreneurs must adapt or be left behind
As Global Entrepreneurship Week 2025 begins, serial entrepreneur Petro Magos issues a stark warning, AI has created a new economic divide, and SMMEs that fail to adapt risk extinction. His message is clear, evolve strategically, or be left behind
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November 20, 2025
New initiative aims to accelerate venture capital growth in SA
A bold new regulatory sandbox could reshape South Africa’s startup landscape. Unveiled at the SAVCA VC Conference, the initiative aims to unlock global capital, streamline cross-border structuring, boost deal velocity and keep founders, and jobs, rooted locally while scaling globally.
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November 20, 2025
The science behind why financial success favours the focused mind
Momentum’s Science of Success festival reveals how financial distraction is eroding South Africans’ long-term goals. With rising costs and low use of professional advice, experts show how clarity, automation and protection can refocus planning, strengthen wealth-building, and turn daily decisions into lasting financial progress.
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November 20, 2025
South Africa’s business liquidations surge
South Africa faces a surge in liquidations, with over 1 180 businesses closing this year alone. As high costs, weak demand, and unpaid debt intensify pressure, experts warn companies to protect cash flow and stability through smarter credit risk management and insurance.
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November 18, 2025
Santam highlights insurance scams South Africans should watch out for in 2026
The challenge, according to Dr Jerry Chetty, Head of Business Integrity at Santam, is that these scams look and sound increasingly authentic, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence (AI). “Poor grammar used to be the easiest tell-tale sign of fraud,” he says. “But today, platforms like ChatGPT have been re-engineered by cybercriminals into versions such as FraudGPT or WormGPT, which generate convincing phishing emails and impersonation scams”.
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November 18, 2025
11th Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards - Have you entered?
Celebrate excellence in African re/insurance journalism! Submit your work to the 11th Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards by 31 January 2026. Open to print, broadcast, online, and social media entries in English, French, or Arabic. Share your impactful stories today!
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November 18, 2025
Seeing her, not just her assets: 1st for Women launches “Her first, then her every thing”
1st for Women has launched a profound evolution of its brand campaign with the new slogan: “Her first, then her every thing.” This shift moves the brand from its previous "Fearless" focus to a new emphasis on “Freedom,” acknowledging that women want to be recognised in their full complexity - able to be soft and bold, ambitious and tired, playful and serious, all at once.
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November 18, 2025
A decade of safer roads: Hollard crowns its 2025 Highway Hero
Hollard celebrates a decade of Highway Heroes, honouring South Africa’s top truck and bus drivers. From life-changing prizes to promoting safer roads, this landmark awards programme highlights the dedication, skill, and growing influence of professional drivers across the region.
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November 18, 2025
On track
From inflation targets to infrastructure spending, this analysis by Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist Izak Odendaal, unpacks what investors and taxpayers need to know about the country’s financial trajectory.
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Technology has become indispensable in the digital age. As for the insurance and financial industries, if you had the privilege, or foresight, to attend COVER's TechFest2023, you would have heard from the various presenters how crucial innovation on the back of technology has become for survival and a sustainable competitive strategy.
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