Stories By Thando Ncube
Debt
Straight or Budget?
Feb 7, 2020Straight or budget relates to how you pay back the amount you spend on your credit...
My Goals
South African Online Share Trading Platforms Compared |2020
Feb 2, 2020You may be looking to trade JSE listed shares directly. One of the easiest ways of doing...
Business
Just start #2: Why I launched a business with no logo
Nov 18, 2019When my team and I launched karykase.com, a premium bag and luggage retailer, we had no...
Business
Just start: How we went from idea to launch in just 4 weeks
Nov 12, 2019Exactly a year ago, my high-school mate Charlton and I decided we would launch karykase.com – a premium...
Business
How to register your own company online (In 7 minutes)
Aug 17, 2019Company registration in South Africa has become a relatively simple exercise thanks to the hard work...
My Insurance
How foreigners will be covered by NHI in South Africa
Aug 8, 2019The South African Government recently published a new NHI draft bill. The bill seeks to create...
My Goals
The Prenup (Ante-nuptial contract) explained
Jan 11, 2019The prenup, aka the ante-nuptial agreement is a contract between two people intending to get married....
My Goals
When death do us part: Intestate succession
Jan 9, 2019In 1993, Neria, a successful 35 year old woman lost her husband Patrick Katsande in a...
My Goals
5 signs you’re a FOMO investor
Feb 18, 2018One of the worst investment strategies you can ever take on is the FOMO investor approach....
Medical Aid
Medical Aid vs. Hospital Cash Plans
Feb 11, 2018A quick handy guide to the differences between Medical Aid and hospital Cash Plans. This comparison...
Opinion
Christmas in January – The story of an enterprising mother
Jan 15, 2018Let me tell you a story about my mother and why we always celebrated Christmas in...
Investing
The perfect time to buy a share? The Steinhoff case
Dec 20, 2017On Wednesday the 6th of December, the world woke up to the news that the Chief...
Bitcoin
Will you make millions from Bitcoin?
Aug 30, 2017Between February and August 2017, the price of Bitcoin jumped from US$984 to US$2,731. That’s almost triple the...
Bitcoin
Want to understand Bitcoin? Start with the value of money
Aug 28, 2017A question that has fascinated me for the longest time is understanding where money gets its...
Debt
Invest or pay off your bond?
Aug 15, 2017An avid Zonotho reader recently asked a question that got us excited about writing this article....
Medical Aid
Understanding the Self Payment Gap
Jul 13, 2017This is the amount a medical aid scheme member has to pay for their own healthcare...
Insurance
Why it might be better to buy insurance through a broker
Jul 7, 2017Insurers generally sell their products either directly to the client or through a third party –...
Insurance
Choose the Right Excess
Jul 6, 2017The excess is the portion of an insurance claim that you have to pay before the insurer...
Debt
Four reasons why you don’t want to go through sequestration
Jul 3, 2017Sequestration is the process you go through when you are no longer able to pay your...
Debt
Is all debt bad debt?
Jun 26, 2017As a society, we are driven by debt. The world’s economies are driven by people buying...