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November 18, 2025
Santam highlights insurance scams South Africans should watch out for in 2026
The challenge, according to Dr Jerry Chetty, Head of Business Integrity at Santam, is that these scams look and sound increasingly authentic, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence (AI). “Poor grammar used to be the easiest tell-tale sign of fraud,” he says. “But today, platforms like ChatGPT have been re-engineered by cybercriminals into versions such as FraudGPT or WormGPT, which generate convincing phishing emails and impersonation scams”.
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November 18, 2025
11th Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards - Have you entered?
Celebrate excellence in African re/insurance journalism! Submit your work to the 11th Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards by 31 January 2026. Open to print, broadcast, online, and social media entries in English, French, or Arabic. Share your impactful stories today!
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November 18, 2025
Seeing her, not just her assets: 1st for Women launches “Her first, then her every thing”
1st for Women has launched a profound evolution of its brand campaign with the new slogan: “Her first, then her every thing.” This shift moves the brand from its previous "Fearless" focus to a new emphasis on “Freedom,” acknowledging that women want to be recognised in their full complexity - able to be soft and bold, ambitious and tired, playful and serious, all at once.
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November 18, 2025
A decade of safer roads: Hollard crowns its 2025 Highway Hero
Hollard celebrates a decade of Highway Heroes, honouring South Africa’s top truck and bus drivers. From life-changing prizes to promoting safer roads, this landmark awards programme highlights the dedication, skill, and growing influence of professional drivers across the region.
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November 18, 2025
On track
From inflation targets to infrastructure spending, this analysis by Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist Izak Odendaal, unpacks what investors and taxpayers need to know about the country’s financial trajectory.
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November 18, 2025
Putting Purpose to the Test
A new 2025 Responsible Investing Report from Prescient Investment Management offers quantified evidence of how private capital is shaping (and in some cases rescuing) critical infrastructure, clean energy delivery, and economic resilience.
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November 18, 2025
From Policy to Proof: Will Operation Vulindlela II deliver?
South Africa’s economic reform programme is beginning to yield tangible results, but implementation, coordination and delivery capacity remain defining challenges. This was the message from Rudi Dicks, Head of the Project Management Office in the Presidency and co-lead of Operation Vulindlela, speaking in the latest PSG Think Big webinar hosted by award-winning journalist Alishia Seckam.
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November 18, 2025
How AI is changing search, and what it means for Google, ChatGPT and the open web
The use of generative AI in search is on the rise and has profound implications for search engines like Google, as well as for companies who rely on clicks to make sales.
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November 13, 2025
MTBPS REACTIONS - Experts weigh in!
Experts across sectors welcomed the 2025 Medium-Term Budget’s focus on fiscal discipline, infrastructure reform, and private-sector collaboration. While improved debt stability and policy certainty inspire optimism, leaders stress the need for measurable youth employment outcomes and inclusive growth to sustain South Africa’s recovery.
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November 13, 2025
Economic Recovery and Reform: Pillay Urges Action Amid South Africa’s Mid-Term Budget
In a thoughtful reflection on South Africa’s mid-term budget, Yugen Pillay, Partner and Head of Public Sector at BDO South Africa, highlights the encouraging signs of economic recovery while urging greater urgency in tackling crime and corruption to safeguard progress.
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Technology has become indispensable in the digital age. As for the insurance and financial industries, if you had the privilege, or foresight, to attend COVER's TechFest2023, you would have heard from the various presenters how crucial innovation on the back of technology has become for survival and a sustainable competitive strategy.
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