The SONA emphasised the risk that insufficient energy supply poses to growth and investment in the economy. It also noted the need to arrest the deterioration in basic service delivery rolled out from defunct municipalities.

When it comes to creating the financial future you want, investing in the stock market is a proven method that has been tried and tested by millions of investors over many years.

The 12 months of 2022 may have proved disappointing for many South African investors, but there were ample opportunities in local financial markets to take advantage of cheap asset valuations that added value to portfolios.

One of the most important lessons parents can teach their children is the value of money – how to really understand the dynamics around investing and how to make money work for them.

Absa Group will retain its primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and its issued share capital will not be affected by its secondary listing on A2X.

Since the advent of inflation targeting in the 1990s, advanced economies have coalesced around a common 2% goal. In the intervening decades, central banks have largely achieved low and stable inflation. But this has been turned on its head in recent years as inflation has soared to the highest seen for a generation.