South Africans' finances benefited from the two-pot retirement system and successive interest rate cuts in the first quarter of 2026, however, global events are now driving core inflation and possible rate increases.  Consumers who applied for debt counselling during the quarter needed 64 percent of their take-home pay to service debt. For top earners, the figure is 101 percent and their debt-to-income ratio is 303 percent , the highest of all the income bands. Consumers have increasingly turned to unsecured credit to bridge the gap. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to the Executive Head of DebtBusters Benay Sager…

South Africans' finances benefited from the two-pot retirement system and successive interest rate cuts in the first quarter of 2026, however, global events are now driving core inflation and possible rate increases. &nbsp;Consumers who applied for debt counselling during the quarter needed 64 percent of their take-home pay to service debt. For top earners, the figure is 101 percent and their debt-to-income ratio is 303 percent , the highest of all the income bands. Consumers have increasingly turned to unsecured credit to bridge the gap. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to the Executive Head of DebtBusters Benay Sager&hellip;

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Debt Pressure Mounts Despite Rate Cuts and Two-Pot Relief for South African Consumers

At least 300 Ghanaian nationals living in South Africa,  are expected to be repatriated this morning. This follows a wave of protests against undocumented immigrants in South Africa. The group forms the first phase of a broader effort by Accra to assist up to 800 citizens seeking to return home to Ghana. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Fred Duhoe, Spokesperson for the Ghana Foreign Affairs Ministry

At least 300 Ghanaian nationals living in South Africa, &nbsp;are expected to be repatriated this morning. This follows a wave of protests against undocumented immigrants in South Africa. The group forms the first phase of a broader effort by Accra to assist up to 800 citizens seeking to return home to Ghana. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Fred Duhoe, Spokesperson for the Ghana Foreign Affairs Ministry

"We have over 3000 South Africans living in Ghana, who are even seeking to have Ghana card"- Ghana finalises repatriation of 300 citizens from SA

The departure of 300 Ghanaians on a repatriation flight from South Africa's O.R. Tambo International Airport has been delayed after it emerged that some of the passengers are still awaiting processing. Earlier, Ghana's High Commissioner to Pretoria, Benjamin Kofi Quashie, said South Africa's Department of Home Affairs had vetted the group. The repatriation follows a recent wave of protests against undocumented immigrants in South Africa. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to SABC's Ditaba Tsotetsi live at O.R. Tambo International Airport

The departure of 300 Ghanaians on a repatriation flight from South Africa's O.R. Tambo International Airport has been delayed after it emerged that some of the passengers are still awaiting processing. Earlier, Ghana's High Commissioner to Pretoria, Benjamin Kofi Quashie, said South Africa's Department of Home Affairs had vetted the group. The repatriation follows a recent wave of protests against undocumented immigrants in South Africa. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to SABC's Ditaba Tsotetsi live at O.R. Tambo International Airport

Over 300 Ghanaian nationals arrive at OR Tambo International ahead of voluntary repatriation from SA 

On the Wednesday today, we speak to a woman who has been discribed as a towering intellectual. Acclaimed Zimbabwean-born author, cultural critic, and Assistant Professor of African History at Brandeis University, Dr Panashe Chigumadzi speaks to us ahead of her highly anticipated Annual Africa Day Lecture at South Africa's Stellenbosch University. Dr Chigumadzi's debut novel, Sweet Medicine and her political memoir, These Bones Will Rise Again, form just part of her many accoladed. She also serves as the central rapporteur for the African Union's Committee of Experts on Reparations. Crucially, she conceptualised and authored the landmark AU framework for reparations, titled A Crime Does Not Rot, 1441-Present. This very text provided the foundational, structural rationale for the historic March 2026 United Nations General Assembly Resolution that formally declared racialised chattel enslavement "the gravest crime against humanity". She spoke to Tsepiso Makwetla 

On the Wednesday today, we speak to a woman who has been discribed as a towering intellectual. Acclaimed Zimbabwean-born author, cultural critic, and Assistant Professor of African History at Brandeis University, Dr Panashe Chigumadzi speaks to us ahead of her highly anticipated Annual Africa Day Lecture at South Africa's Stellenbosch University. Dr Chigumadzi's debut novel, Sweet Medicine and her political memoir, These Bones Will Rise Again, form just part of her many accoladed. She also serves as the central rapporteur for the African Union's Committee of Experts on Reparations. Crucially, she conceptualised and authored the landmark AU framework for reparations, titled A Crime Does Not Rot, 1441-Present. This very text provided the foundational, structural rationale for the historic March 2026 United Nations General Assembly Resolution that formally declared racialised chattel enslavement "the gravest crime against humanity". She spoke to Tsepiso Makwetla&nbsp;

"There MUST be consequences for harm committed against the people of Africa"-  Dr Panashe Chigumadzi gears up for 2026 Stellenbosch University Africa Day Lecture 

Debt Pressure Mounts Despite Rate Cuts and Two-Pot Relief for South African Consumers

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