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30 Jun 2021

Saving in YOUR language with #waystosave this July Savings Month

By Staff Writer

The South African Savings Institute (SASI), with support from Absa and the IDC, will again focus on financial education throughout July Savings Month, bringing together financial experts to provide tangible insights on savings through the #waystosave financial literacy education initiative. SASI CEO Gerald Mwandiambira says that in 2021, the focus is on driving awareness around how savings knowledge must be understood and accessible in more South African languages.

16 Jul 2019

Saving our way to prosperity - can SA learn from the world's ‘miracle’ economies?

By Janice Roberts

There’s no silver bullet to achieve elevated savings rates “Every ‘rich’ nation was ‘poor’ at some stage,” explains Dr Adrian Saville, professor in Economics at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, who compiles the Investec GIBS Savings Index for South Africa. “Likewise, none of the ‘economic miracles’ also known as ‘saving stars’ such as South...

10 Jul 2019

The importance and value of saving during uncertain economic times

By Janice Roberts

By Sisandile Cikido Head of Retail Investments at Nedbank. It’s no secret that South Africans are, on the whole, not great at saving. While we could endlessly debate the reasons for this, and many would argue they include a struggling Rand, constant petrol and electricity price hikes, and various inflationary pressures, arguably the single biggest...

09 Jul 2019

Generation Z are SA's avid savers

By Janice Roberts

July marks National Savings Month and, according to a survey conducted by Budget Insurance, Generation Z (18 to 24 years old) are the most serious about savings.

01 Jul 2019

Finding #crazywaystosave can make you happier this July Savings Month

By Janice Roberts

July is Savings Month in South Africa, and this year the focus is going to be firmly placed on engaging our country’s youth with a theme of “#crazywaystosave.” The South African Savings Institute (SASI), with support from Absa and the IDC, launched July Savings Month 2019 on Friday, with discussions sparking a national conversation on...

12 Jul 2018

The right umbrella fund helps employees to make smart decisions

By Janice Roberts

Saving through their employer’s retirement fund is often the only form of savings many South Africans have. With July marking National Savings Month, Katherine Barker, Head of Momentum FundsAtWork, says it’s the perfect time for employers and their financial advisers to ask some hard questions about how their retirement fund can help employees make smart...

31 Oct 2017

SASI Celebrates World Savings Day

By Janice Roberts

The South African Savings Institute (SASI) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to developing a robust culture of saving in South Africa. At SASI’s launch in April 2001, then Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel, drew attention to the poor savings rate; disparate living standards; lack of financial literacy and the poor growth of our economy. He...

28 Jun 2017

Focus on alternative savings during July Savings Month

By Janice Roberts

The 2017 SASI (South African Savings Institute) July Savings Month was launched today in Sandton by Basil Maseko, Director of Savings at National Treasury, and Sazini Mojapelo, Group Head of Citizenship at Barclays Africa, with a focus on encouraging alternative savings solutions. A panel of industry experts discussed developing alternative mechanisms to help South African...