A small relief, but not enough The latest Household Affordability Index has brought mixed news for South Africans. In September 2025, the average household food basket...
For many South Africans, payday feels less like a relief and more like a reminder of how thin the household budget has become. Between rising costs...
Your Medical Aid is Getting More Expensive in 2026: Here’s the Recommended Hike Get ready to budget a little more for your health: South Africa’s medical...
The Deal That Sparked an Uproar Electricity prices in South Africa are set to climb yet again, following a controversial agreement between Eskom and the National...
South Africans are taking home less money, and July 2025 offered no relief. The latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) shows average salaries dropped to R17...
For South Africa’s middle class, life hasn’t felt the same since 2010. While the country celebrated hosting the World Cup, many families quietly hit a financial...
If you feel like your grocery bill in Johannesburg has been chewing through your wallet lately, you’re not imagining it. For the third month in a...
South Africans Feel the Pinch as June Inflation Ticks Up to 3% A loaf of bread. A bottle of wine. A monthly water bill. It’s the...
Ten years ago, R500 felt like something. Today, it feels like a joke. If you walked into a supermarket in 2015 with a crisp R500 note,...
South Africans are bracing for yet another round of price hikes and this time, the pain starts at the pumps and ends in your shopping trolley....