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With soaring costs of living and priority given to paying off debts, fewer people are putting away adequate amounts that might one day give them the option of stepping away from full-time employment.

Editorial: Retirement a daunting prospect

A declining number of middle class people are saving for retirement in South Africa

  • Eyaaz
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Hospital plan: It’s a middle class emergency. Photo: Guillem Sartorio/AFP

Trapped in the middle class casualty ward

As the economy bites, you must scrimp and save on little luxuries like DStv – but don’t touch your medical aid

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The vice-president of the US, Kamala Harris. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Gaza and the US elections: Harris is a flawed but better alternative to Trump

Ultimately, a vote for Harris is a vote against the extremism and corruption of Trump, but it is not necessarily a vote for a more just or ethical foreign policy

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