Cape Town - It is critical in these last frenetic Christmas shopping days, when thieves and con-artists come out in their numbers to relieve the unsuspecting and unaware of cash, cards, and goods, that shoppers must take steps to minimise their…
The festive season is finally here and families will be heading out on their much needed holiday, but how do you make sure your little ones are safe while on the road to your destination? For parents and care givers this may be daunting, with…
Pretoria - The Financial Services Board's (FSB) Directorate of Market Abuse (DMA) today announced that it had referred a case against Justin Lovell (the Respondent) to its Enforcement Committee. In a statement issued today, the regulator says…
Cape Town - Sanlam Emerging Markets (Proprietary) Limited ("SEM") and Santam Limited ("Santam") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a series of transactions ("the Transaction") to align their interests in current and future short-term…
Cape Town - The summer holidays are around the corner and a lot of people are gearing up for a well-deserved break. For an ever-increasing band of people though, the holidays mean earning additional income by renting out a spare room, their…
Cape Town - In the run up to Christmas, small businesses often experience a welcome last minute rush from customers willing to pay cash for goods which could lead to larger than usual amounts of cash on premises. In turn, small businesses are…
Johannesburg - The article titled: Short-term insurance brokers struggle with broken business model, which appeared in the Financial Mail of the 13th of September 2013, penned by journalist Stephen Cranston, observes that the core personal lines,…
Almost a quarter of a million claims are paid out by the Road Accident Fund every year. This is one of the startling pieces of information contained in a new Automobile Association summary report on road safety.
Cape Town - This past weekend saw various media relay images of the extensive damage and personal trauma experienced in the Western Cape after heavy rains carried by the Black South-Easter, which last devastated; Laingsburg in the Karoo, battered…
Cape Town - Santam, South Africa's largest short-term insurer recently extended its involvement with the City of Cape Town's School Resource Officer (SRO) programme by contributing lawnmowers and vouchers for sport kits to six high schools in…
Cape Town - A year ago this month, residents in St Francis Bay, a seaside village some 90 kilometres south of Port Elizabeth, fought bravely, without fire engines and pressurised water, until support arrived, to stop raging fires that eventually…
Johannesburg -; The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) today said while the law is very clear about it being a criminal offence to not stop for police or traffic officials, it is also essential that you feel safe when doing so. Based…
Cape Town - Santam has reported 79 cases of commercial crime worth R7.3million in the year to date, that includes insurance fraud, forgery or falsification of documents and theft, the company says as it marks International Fraud Awareness Week…
Cape Town - Being a haulage company owner is not an easy feat. Fuel price increases, an unstable Rand, fraying road network infrastructure and a continuously escalating risk of hijacking plagues the South African industry. Cape Town witnessed…
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