Your wellness strategy is failing – It's time to rethink human capital

GUEST - Prof Renata Schoeman - Head of the MBA in Healthcare Leadership at Stellenbosch Business School According to the latest Gallup report, 36% of the South African workforce experience excessive daily stress and more than 71% are either disengaged or actively disengaged at work – some of the alarming…

GUEST - Andrew Fulton, Director at Eighty20. Following years of slow growth in credit participation post pandemic, South Africa's second quarter of 2025 marked its most significant expansion since Covid-19. The number of outstanding bank and retail loans rose by 3.5% YoY. Most of this growth in account volumes stemmed…

South Africans on medical aid are bracing for another tough year. Despite calls from the Council for Medical Schemes to keep 2026 contribution increases in line with inflation, history tells a different story. In 2025 alone, medical aid costs overshot inflation by a staggering 7.1 percentage points – and experts…

GUEST - Vuyo Lee, Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at the JSE The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has launched a tool for South Africans to check if they are owed any money for unclaimed dividends. The stock exchange has launched its new “Claim It” campaign, urging South Africans to check…

GUEST – Ayesha Hatea, director of research and consulting at TransUnion South Africa TransUnion’s latest Mobility Insights Report shows South Africa’s automotive market building momentum in 2025, supported by a favourable interest rate environment, record-low new-vehicle inflation, and liquidity from the two-pot pension reform. While recovery is underway, the outlook…