A Fin24 reader, who was under debt review, has paid off all his debt but has not yet received a debt clearance certificate since. Seeking the help of an expert on what to do next, he writes:I opted for debt review when I divorced in 2009.As per settlement, I agreed to pay off all debt, which…
Couple going over their finances together at home A Fin24 reader and his wife, facing unemployment, are looking to invest in a five-year deposit investment in the hopes of living off the interest accumulated. He writes:My wife and I would be extremely thankful for your advice.I am 54 and my wife is a year younger. The…
The first five months of 2020 appear to replicate a market cycle that would normally take five to seven years.When markets are unstable, establish your own stability.Keep a balanced mix of assets.“You have to know you don’t know... and you have to know that you don’t know better than the market.” I said this on…
A Fin24 reader noticing a negative investment return on his pension fund seeks the advice of an expert on how Covid-19 and the state of the economy affects his investment.He writes:Please help. In these trying times, does the economy, Covid-19 and the fact that we have been downgraded to "junk status" by Moody’s affect my…
the party's human resource department wrote its federal executive had initiated Section 189(a) of the Labour Relations Act.The verified email said the party had taken the painful decision with the full awareness of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its employees. DA deputy federal council chairperson Thomas Walters said processes with regards to retrenchment had…
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your