MortgageMax Digest I 28 February 2025
Dear Business Partners,
Welcome to your weekly roundup of newsworthy articles. Please share with your clients and developers so that they’re kept up to date with what’s happening in the market.
Your suggestions and comments are always welcome – we’d love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
The MortgageMax Team
Welcome to your weekly roundup of newsworthy articles. Please share with your clients and developers so that they’re kept up to date with what’s happening in the market.
Your suggestions and comments are always welcome – we’d love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
The MortgageMax Team
Nedbank sends warning to customers in South Africa
Nedbank has issued a warning to its customers to be on the lookout for the latest scams, with fraudsters preying on the goodwill of South Africans.
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Nedbank has issued a warning to its customers to be on the lookout for the latest scams, with fraudsters preying on the goodwill of South Africans.
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Gaps in the SARB’s inflation-targeting debate
SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago is proposing to lower the inflation target in South Africa. Yet there is little independent research to support such policy reform, let alone a SARB policy document to interrogate.
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SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago is proposing to lower the inflation target in South Africa. Yet there is little independent research to support such policy reform, let alone a SARB policy document to interrogate.
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One South African province where rental prices shot up
Over the past 10 years, renters across South Africa have had to dig deeper into their pockets to pay their bills, with the Western Cape experiencing dramatic increases.
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Over the past 10 years, renters across South Africa have had to dig deeper into their pockets to pay their bills, with the Western Cape experiencing dramatic increases.
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Capetonians reach R55m earnings mark in Cash for Power programme
Cape Town businesses and households have broken through the R55-million earnings mark since the start of the city’s Cash for Power programme in 2022/23.
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Capetonians reach R55m earnings mark in Cash for Power programme
Cape Town businesses and households have broken through the R55-million earnings mark since the start of the city’s Cash for Power programme in 2022/23.
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End of an era as British giant exits South Africa platinum
Anglo American is unbundling Anglo American Platinum amidst a troubled Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) environment—a process it hopes to complete by June 2025.
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End of an era as British giant exits South Africa platinum
Anglo American is unbundling Anglo American Platinum amidst a troubled Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) environment—a process it hopes to complete by June 2025.
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SA’s credit rating may be four notches too low, says Standard Bank boss
Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala has criticised international credit rating agencies, claiming that SA’s rating is arguably four notches lower than it should be due to biases.
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SA’s credit rating may be four notches too low, says Standard Bank boss
Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala has criticised international credit rating agencies, claiming that SA’s rating is arguably four notches lower than it should be due to biases.
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Less than 16% of South Africans earn enough to buy a R1.3m property
The take-home pay of only 15.8% of South Africans would be sufficient to be able to afford a property of R1.3 million in value, says an independent economist.
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Less than 16% of South Africans earn enough to buy a R1.3m property
The take-home pay of only 15.8% of South Africans would be sufficient to be able to afford a property of R1.3 million in value, says an independent economist.
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Carte Blanche slated for segment about the Port of CT
Freight industry leaders agree that a recent Carte Blanche segment, in which Transnet was criticised for operational issues hampering throughput at the Port of CT, wasn’t as accurate as it could have been.
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Carte Blanche slated for segment about the Port of CT
Freight industry leaders agree that a recent Carte Blanche segment, in which Transnet was criticised for operational issues hampering throughput at the Port of CT, wasn’t as accurate as it could have been.
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South Africans kiss work from home goodbye
South Africans are increasingly returning to the office, as seen in SA’s office market recovery. Rode’s Report for the 4th quarter of 2024 showed that SA’s office market recovery continued in the past year.
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South Africans kiss work from home goodbye
South Africans are increasingly returning to the office, as seen in SA’s office market recovery. Rode’s Report for the 4th quarter of 2024 showed that SA’s office market recovery continued in the past year.
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