Experts say if you can afford to continue repaying your debts, resist the temptation to take a payment holiday, even if you qualify for the relief.

Due to the spreading coronavirus pandemic and compounded by the lockdown, more South Africans have chosen to or have been forced to work from home.

There has been a distinct trend of consolidation among private medical schemes in South Africa, according to an actuarial specialist at Alexander Forbes.

A Fin24 reader under debt consolidation is left with less than R3 000 per month, finding it impossible to make ends meet. A finance expert responds.

A Fin24 reader currently under debt wants to know how lockdown will affect his monthly debt repayment order.

A South African working abroad, able to save R36 000 per month, hopeful that he will continue these earnings, seeks the best investment strategy. Investment expert Elian Wiener responds.

A Fin24 reader who bought a property in December 2019 sent his registration papers off just before the lockdown was announced, which was unfortunately too late. A property law expert responds.

If you contracted the coronavirus at work, you may be able to claim for temporary or permanent disability, depending on how you were affected - but you will have to prove that you did, in fact, become ill at work.

A Fin24 reader heading into retirement seeks the opinion of an expert on investing during the uncertainty of Covid-19.

Due to markets and festivals closing until the end of June, a Fin24 reader will have no source of income and wants to know if there will be a payment holiday period. A debt expert responds.

A Fin24 reader whose son is a student at Stellenbosch University and stays at a private residence near the campus wants to know what his options are in requesting a rental payment holiday.

Investment consultant, Andre Tuck, tackles the question of investment strategy.

This year at the sports and English camp in Bulgaria, the team noticed the fruit of building on relationships over time.

Improvement and innovation have different rules, expectations, and risks. The key is knowing which game you're playing, but getting the balance right between fostering innovation and fighting for equity may be the challenge of our time.

Every time an education institution loses a funding source, rethinks program delivery, revises positions, incorporates technology, or changes curriculum, it is making an investment in change. These are sizable, important investments, so why not protect them?

I regularly receive invitations to participate in essay contests devoted to rethinking American education. These competitions, I fear, are the worst way to spur real change.

As a profession, we need to work to innovate, see education as it needs to be now, and stop comparing it to what it was when we were doing it. The stakes are too high.

Are education leaders spending too much time chasing the latest tech trends rather than trying to maintain what they have? Benjamin Herold explores the innovation trap.

Even the most promising education innovations often struggle to gain traction. In a new paper, New Classrooms CEO Joel Rose identifies three barriers to innovation and what to do about them.

Rick talks with Larry Rosenstock, education icon, the founder and CEO of High Tech High, and recent recipient of the WISE Prize for Education, about what he's learned after a half century in education.

If I've learned anything after hanging out at a think tank for close to two decades, it's that dreaming up education innovations is easy. Number 12 in our countdown is my take on the goofy contests that talkers seem to be so fond of.

On Thursday, the company sent an email to third-party dealers, saying they would need approval to sell used Nintendo Games. Turns out the email was actually sent out in error, Amazon claims.

If you're shopping for a gamer, especially if you can pin down their preferred platform, these cheap but fun accessories are guaranteed winners.

Valve's tweet describes the upcoming title Half-Life: Alyx as the company's 'flagship VR game.' So you'll probably need a virtual headset to play it. The company will reveal more details on Thursday.

On Thursday, Valve showed off footage for Half-Life: Alyx, which will be set before the events of Half-Life 2. Instead of using a mouse and keyboard, you'll need a VR headset to play it.

An underground stall in Seoul's Yongsan district holds one of the biggest classic video game malls you'll ever see. Take a tour through our photos.

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) has a huge, diverse library of games. These are the cream of the crop for Nintendo's iconic 8-bit home console

The N64 game library feels historically slim compared to other Nintendo consoles, but these are the greatest Nintendo games of the 64-bit era

The Witcher 3 is more popular on Steam today than at its launch in May 2015, thanks in large part to the Netflix series based on the popular book series.

The new Arcade1Up NBA Jam cabinet is the first to feature Wi-Fi internet connectivity, enabling multiplayer with other cabinet owners.

Movies are barely earning money compared to the games people don't even have to pay for up front—because in-app purchases are making bank.

The developer, Ndemic Creations, wants to remind people that Plague Inc. is just a game, not a scientific model. The game's popularity has skyrocketed amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which has managed to spread to the US.

The first hotel will break ground later this year in Phoenix, Arizona. Another is being planned for Las Vegas. They promise to offer Atari-themed lodging, along with lots of video gaming experiences.

Microsoft notes it can pay bug bounty participants more than $20,000, depending on the vulnerability's severity and the report's quality. Just make sure you don't use the flaw on unsuspecting users.

February pulls no punches, offering entertainment-starved gamers eight excellent titles to snatch up over the next few weeks.

In honor of a recently retired professor, a generous alumnus donation has enabled the creation of the Martin W. Trethewey Early Career Professorship.

A master’s degree thesis defense is difficult enough under normal circumstances, but due to COVID-19, integrated masters/bachelors student Sabrina Carrozzi defended her thesis on Zoom.

The Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering is honoring several outstanding undergraduate students through its annual awards.

Fifteen graduating seniors from the College of Engineering have been selected to serve as student marshals for Penn State’s spring commencement ceremony, to be held virtually on May 9.

Quantum machine learning, an emerging field that combines machine learning and quantum physics, is the focus of research to discover possible treatments for COVID-19, according to Penn State researchers, who believe that this method could be faster and more economical than the current methods used for drug discovery.

The unexpected transition to online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many changes for undergraduate students and their instructors. To understand the magnitude of these impacts and potentially improve digital learning, researchers in the Penn State School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs have received a $196,136 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Fans across the world can enjoy Saturday's final between Lyon and Barcelona thanks to UEFA's broadcast partners and live streaming.

UEFA's technical observers have selected their all-star squad from the 2018/19 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Erin Cuthbert's strike for Chelsea at Lyon has been named goal of the season: watch the top ten.

Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg will stage the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League final

A record 62 clubs from 50 countries have entered the 2019/20 edition: see who is aiming for Vienna.

9 January 2012This briefing details the development of the Agricultural Holdings (Amendment)(Scotland) Bill and the changes proposed by the Bill.

25 June 2007This briefing provides information on the legislative framework for promoting tourism in Scotland, describes the main organisations supporting tourism, provides statistical information and summarises Executive policies.

2 June 2011This briefing provides information on the legislative framework for promoting tourism in Scotland, describes the main organisations supporting tourism, provides key statistics, and summarises Scottish Government policies.

16 May 2013The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 27 March 2013. This briefing provides background information on existing regulatory regimes, and the introduction of the Bill.