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The modern approach to lobola savings

01 August 2017 | General

According to the latest Marriages and Divorce data from Stats SA[1], there has been a 13.2% increase in customary marriages between 2014 and 2015.

Women encouraged to invest in themselves this Women’s Month

01 August 2017 | General

August is the time of the year when we celebrate South African women and honour them for the role they played in leading our country towards democracy.

Protect your legacy: family trusts under the spotlight

28 July 2017 | Estates & Wills

Wealthy parents are often concerned about the preservation of their hard-earned family fortunes by their children, and rightly so: research has shown that around 70% of young heirs end up failing as custodians or stewards of the family wealth, squandering it within five years of inheritance. We set out the reasons for this in an earlier article. Here, we recommend one way of protecting your legacy for generations to come: establishing a family trust.