Matric class of 2015 facing grim job reality
The matric class of 2015 is facing the stark reality that fewer than four in every 10 matriculants are going to get jobs, according to Neil Roets, CEO of debt management firm Debt Rescue. This means close to 500 000 unemployed youths will be joining the ranks of the unemployed this year and mostly candidates […]
2015 matriculants to suffer a massive setback with unemployment in SA
The 2015 matriculants are to suffer a massive setback with unemployment in South Africa. It is revealed that fewer than four in every 10 matriculants are going to get jobs, according to Neil Roets, CEO of debt management firm Debt Rescue, Fin24 reports. Sadly, the number estimates that 500 000 of SA youth will join […]
Matric leavers in SA face grim reality
The matric class of 2015 is facing the stark reality that fewer than four in every 10 matriculants are going to get jobs, according to Neil Roets, CEO of debt management firm Debt Rescue. This means close to 500,000 unemployed youths will be joining the ranks of the unemployed this year and mostly candidates with […]
Dire outlook for SA consumers – Debt experts warn of price hikes
The year 2016 holds a dire outlook for consumers, debt experts warned on Monday. Referring to building cost pressures on severely strained consumers, DebtSafe MD Wikus Olivier told Fin24 their only means of survival will be to adopt and cultivate a simpler lifestyle. Over and above the usual factors that impact consumers’ pockets, such as […]
Small businesses is the way to go with 2015 matriculants
Consumers urged to tighten their belts in 2016
Less than 4 in 10 Matriculants will find work
Consumers urged to tighten their belts
JOHANNESBURG – As the festive season comes to an end it is back to reality for consumers. Parents will have to spend big for the school year ahead and with the economy under pressure, 2016 is likely to be a difficult year for some. Economists are warning of tough times ahead and are urging consumers […]
Maxed out: SA’s debt headache
As festive memories fade, consumers face a tough year ahead SOUTH Africans are headed into the new year with a debt hangover that’s going to pound their heads far worse than any babbalas headache. And it’s not going to get better. Experts are warning that 2016 will be extremely tough on the pocket and that […]
Petrol price changes for January 2016
The department of energy has released the official fuel price changes for January 2016, which will see a small drop in 95 LR petrol, and massive drop in the price of diesel. According to the Central Energy Fund (CEF), these are the changes in fuel price: 93 LRP – no change 95 LRP – 3 […]