by Real People Life | Mar 10, 2021 | Advice, Economy
When situations arise that are detrimental to our mental health, such as the current pandemic, we can forget that we have the power to choose what we focus on, that we can realign our thinking with positive thoughts instead of focusing on all the negatives. Sometimes...
by Real People Life | Oct 21, 2020 | Economy
If there is one thing 2020 taught us, it’s that life is unpredictable and in one day, the entire country and economy can go into full blown lockdown, leaving a trail of uncertainty and distress. While living in the limbo of lockdown has left many of us feeling...
by Real People Life | May 18, 2020 | Economy
While the COVID-19 viral pandemic continues to grow, South African citizens and SMMEs in lockdown are feeling the impacts of economic strain, and the psychological distress that accompanies it. This new experience of ‘staying home’ indefinitely has become our reality...
by Real People Life | Jan 31, 2019 | Economy
In his maiden medium term budget speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the country’s finances remain tight. Pressing liabilities such as: increasing gross national debt, continued bailouts of some troubled state-owned companies, and above inflation public wage...
by Real People Life | Jan 18, 2019 | Economy
Petrol has become an indispensable part of our daily lives, and we can’t imagine life without it. But in the past 12 months the price of petrol has skyrocketed, and this is bad news for our pockets and for the economy. In South Africa, all major sectors, such as...
