So, you’ve got a bunch of friends who keep getting promoted and landing awesome new jobs (with accompanying awesome titles) and you’re feeling like your career is falling behind. You just can’t stop asking yourself how you’ll ever catch up. Remember that old story about the tortoise and the hare? Well, as someone who’s always Read More
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Last year was quite a ride. The world is reeling from the refugee crisis, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States; while closer to home we continue to ride a roller coaster of political instability and economic uncertainty. It seems that there has never been a better time to
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Section 7(2) of the Divorce Act empowers a court which orders a divorce to make an order which it finds just, of maintenance by one party to the other for any period of time until the death or remarriage of the party in whose favour the maintenance order operates. Either spouse can be ordered to
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Women typically face a greater retirement savings shortfall than their male counterparts. A longer life expectancy coupled with lower compensation throughout their lifetime creates a larger financial burden over a longer period compared with the needs of male retirees. In addition to earning less, on average, female workers also spend more time out of the
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Common women’s health concerns If you’re not feeling so great and keep putting off going to the doctor, then this is for you. We’ve listed the most common women’s health issues, to keep you informed. Cardiovascular disease is a women’s health problem too Contrary to common belief, cardiovascular disease can strike women too. Heart disease
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Most people facing financial turmoil frequently suffer from stress, confusion, and loss of confidence. We know that different financial crises affect different sectors of the economy. In the case of the Covid-19 lockdown the sectors heavily affected are restaurants, the travel sector, live-out domestic help, and the entertainment industry. Many of these have a lot
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Penny Bird, speaker at the February GWII event, A view from the shore: a journey of profound change, is making her presentation available as a webinar to help connect and inspire teams globally. “Amidst the Covid19 setting, organisation communication needs to shift from a phase of crisis information mode to a focus on collaboration, wellbeing
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Communication experts agree that questions are a great way to build rapport and demonstrate interest in others while also gathering important information. Networking events are the perfect time to stretch your questioning skills. By asking a few thoughtful networking questions, you can learn a lot about the person in front of you, their field and
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The recently released 2018 Momentum/Unisa Household Financial Wellness Index revealed that close to half of all South African households (44,15%) were ‘Financially Exposed’. What this means is that while these households may currently enjoy relative financial stability, they are just one decision or one incident away from either being Financially Unstable or Financially Well. This
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David Thomson, Senior Legal Adviser at Sanlam, breaks down all you need to know about customary law, so you can make an informed decision should you want out of your customary or traditional marriage. A customary marriage For a partnership to be recognised as valid under customary law, the following requirements must be met: •
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