2026-04-15
Realistically your insurance should change. Your car gets older. Your risk profile shifts. Insurers adjust their rates. A comprehensive Car Insurance quote that was competitive three years ago might not be the most affordable Car Insurance option available to you today.
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2026-04-14
Medical Aid is often sold as a simple idea: you contribute monthly, and your healthcare is covered. That’s the theory, anyway. In practice, it’s the benefits that shape your real experience – and those can differ much more than people expect. If you’re reviewing your options or signing up for a Medical Aid for the first time, it helps to look beyond what’s included and focus on what those benefits actually mean in real terms.
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2026-04-13
For most of this year, the story around the Top 5 cars sold every month has been relatively uneventful. Interest rates settled. Repayments held steady. The usual top-selling models showed month after month.
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2026-04-10
Home Insurance consists of a combination of Home Contents Insurance and Buildings Insurance. Your home not only offers shelter, protection and a haven for you and your family, it’s also a place to keep all of your…stuff. Some of it is valuable and some of it sentimental. Then there’s those things you’ve been meaning to get rid of. Like ageing treadmills or a digital camera you just know you’ll find the charging cable for or even those clothes that you will wear one day. Perhaps after a few gym sessions.
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2026-04-09
Of the many things you need to consider when starting or owning a business, Business Insurance Cover should be at the top of your list. Whatever your vision and ambition for the company is, when you’re building something, you want to protect all the hard work you’ve put into it.
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2026-04-08
Debt Counselling can be a genuine lifeline when monthly repayments start crowding out everything else in your budget. For many South Africans, it offers structure, legal protection, and a realistic path back to financial breathing room. The important part is choosing a service that is properly registered, transparent about costs, and set up to support you for the full journey.
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2026-04-07
With only 15.5% of the South African population (9.8 million people) having Medical Aid and noting that a small minority pay cash for private healthcare, there is still a vast majority of South Africans without Medical Aid.
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2026-04-06
After figuring out all the levels to finding the right Medical Aid for you and your family, the “final boss” is Gap Cover. While Medical Aid can be crucial for covering private, specialist healthcare, many plans fall short of paying the full amount. With medical costs consistently rising, Gap Cover is your "all bases covered" solution to make sure you’re not caught short and have to pay out of pocket when specialists charge above Medical Aid rates.
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2026-04-02
There is a lot of research and consideration that goes into travelling abroad. We decide on flights, visas, hotels, itineraries, and budgets. It gives us a feeling of control when all the boxes are ticked and you’re ready to enjoy a blissful trip. The truth is things can go wrong on holiday.
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2026-04-01
Since ancient times and even as you read this sentence, humans have worshipped, adored, cared for and revered our pets. They are an essential part of millions of South Africans’ lives. No matter what you do, who you are or what sort of day you’ve had, pets are absolutely delighted to see us, and despite popular belief, cats are fairly pleased too. They are part of the family, and if they get sick or injured, we will try to do anything in our power to help them. That’s where Pet Insurance comes in.
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2026-03-31
It seems that the Easter Bunny has brought us all a surprise this April, and sadly it isn’t a chocolate egg or a foil-wrapped bunny. There are petrol hikes… and then there’s this.
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2026-03-30
Easter is right around the corner. Good Friday falls on 3 April and Family Day on 6 April, giving you a glorious four-day weekend, and if you're crafty with a few leave days, you could stretch that into a nine-day break. Not bad at all.
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