In the spirit of Women’s Month in August, Tamryn Lamb, head of retail distribution at Allan Gray, shares a few lessons she has learnt over the years to help other women to take control of their finances.

JustMoney.co.za marketing manager Shafeeka Anthony lists the implications to consider before withdrawing savings or investments.

A Fin24 reader facing financial hardship wants to know if it would be possible to get a loan from his provident fund.

A News24 Business reader has to pay R500 to receive a debt clearance certificate but is currently unemployed.

A News24 Business reader considering prescribing her debt looks to an expert for guidance on how the process works.

A News24 Business reader who resigned from her job with R300 000 accumulated in her retirement savings wants to know if she should access some of her funds.

Simon Dippenaar, founder and managing partner at Simon Dippenaar & Associates, looks at the financial consequences of divorce and what you should consider.

The Ombud for Short-term Insurance explains how motor vehicles are valued and what this implies for their cover,

Three brokers discuss some of the common misunderstandings about gap cover.

A News24 reader looks to an expert for guidance on the best investment vehicles for each of her children.

A good credit score is not only necessary when you want to buy a house, car or to fund your studies - it can also save you money. Having no credit history can also count against you.

The South African Association of Treasury Advisors highlights the importance of dealing only with an authorised financial services provider when making any investment.

An investment writer at Allan Gray discusses how investors can overcome the fear of losing money.

There are roughly six weeks between an early December salary payment and January month-end. Consumers will likely spend more than at any other time – often on credit.

TransUnion CEO Lee Naik shares five tips that could help to resolve financial strains.

Kondi Nkosi, country head at Schroders in South Africa, discusses interest rates and the role it plays personal finance and the greater economy.

Stian de Witt, executive head at employee benefits firm NMG Benefits, shares a few tips on how to keep insurance in your budget when times are tough.

George Kolbe, Head of Life Insurance Marketing at Momentum discusses the recommended ways to prepare for unexpected occurrences.

Wynand van Vuuren, client experience partner at King Price insurance, unpacks the rights and responsibilities of a consumer when it comes to insurance.

JustMoney explains why your bank account may have been frozen, and what you can do to solve the problem.

Shares in Woolworths surged more than 4% on Monday after an update showed its blue-chip food business continuing its strong growth trajectory and its fashion, beauty and home business delivering improving sales metrics.

One can easily and quickly activate multiple eSIMs, free of charge, by uploading false RICA validation information to me&you mobile’s website.

Explosives, chemicals and fertiliser group Omnia reported a 17% surge in interim operating profit on Monday thanks largely to standout performances from its mining segment and its South African agriculture business.

Infrastructure, materials, and mining group Raubex has reported a sharp climb in interim profit, helped by a pickup in SA road construction activity.

A number of dismissed lottery officials who have lodged appeals, as well as suspended officials, continue to draw salaries.

The New Collective Quantified Goal – a post-2025 climate finance target – is set to be a defining agenda item at COP29, aiming for a more ambitious and equitable financial commitment for developing countries, says Punki Modise.

Just under a quarter of the more than 7 000 independent drivers for Shoprite's newly acquired Pingo last-mile delivery platform are South African.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA's Africa logistics unit will invest as much as €40 million in Namibia by 2030 to benefit from growing oil, gas and renewable energy developments.

South Africa's unemployment rate fell by more than expected in the third quarter, declining by 1.4 percentage points to 32.1%.

Why and how OM EAST produces Christian comics to reach minority peoples

OM EAST helps bring God’s truth to a people who believe they are cursed.

OM Costa Rica team members and volunteers share in the joy of giving more than 1,000 indigenous children a dream Christmas.

Two U.S. Department of Education employees have been detailed to Iraq’s education team, but their work has been inhibited while they are holed up for safety reasons.

Twenty years and billions of dollars since the first personal computers were plugged into the nation's schools, policymakers and the public are finally starting to demand evidence that their investments in education technology have been worthwhile.

The first season of the Netflix political potboiler was rich with education-policy plotlines, and we're hoping for more of the same.

More than 40 states are considering postsecondary and career readiness in school performance in some way in their Every Student Succeeds Act plans.

Many children whose parents didn't go to college aim for degrees in higher education, but they're far less prepared to go to college than their peers who grew up with college-educated parents, finds a new report.

Two recent studies of Teach to One: Math highlight the tension in math between grade-level-based accountability systems and approaches to instruction that enable more personalized paths to college and career readiness.

An EL Education school in Rochester, NY, shows that giving young children real problems to solve can instill the qualities students will need as adults.

Preparing students for the workforce isn't the most important purpose of higher education, according to a survey of the trustees that lead the country's colleges and universities.

Only 3 percent of adults think students are "very prepared" for college when they graduate from high school, according to a Gallup survey released last week.

In a new exploration of dual enrollment, the Education Commission of the States calls on states to rethink their restrictive policies.

Students from low-income families face a bumpier road than their wealthier peers, according to the National Center for Education Statistics' annual Condition of Education data compendium.

The question has increasing urgency as coronavirus rates surge and more public health experts say keeping schools open is essential.

Leung Wai, from Hong Kong, is burned to pray for Japan after dressing as Santa Claus and being warmly greeted by passers-by last December.

At present we reward quantity, not quality. The door could be opening for that to change, argues Johan Fourie.

It's unrealistic to expect anyone to invest totally dispassionately. But there are ways to transform risk, writes Hannes Viljoen.

The miner says Transnet knows full well where its own inefficiencies lie and it needs to start addressing these.