Guides

The repo rate, prime, and what they do to your loan

What the repo rate is, how prime follows it, why every unsecured loan in South Africa is capped at repo plus 21%, and what a rate change does to your loan.

Updated 25 August 2026

National minimum wage 2026: the hourly rate and what it means monthly

The national minimum wage from 1 March 2026 is R30.23 an hour. What that is per week and per month, who it covers, and how it has risen since 2019.

Updated 25 August 2026

Loans like LendPlus: which lenders are the same platform, and which aren't

Looking for a loan like LendPlus? Three obvious alternatives run on the same platform. Which lenders are genuinely different, and how to choose.

Updated 26 August 2026