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Love Under Pressure: How Money, Marriage, and Duty Shape the Black Middle-Class Experience A sharp look at how financial responsibility and black tax are reshaping relationships, marriage, and parenting in South Africa’s Black middle class, where love, duty, and identity intersect, often creating strain, quiet loneliness, and a constant negotiation…

When the Payout Isn’t Enough: Turning Life Cover into a Living Legacy Many South Africans have life cover, but few realise its real power lies beyond a payout. When structured properly, life cover can provide immediate cash in an estate, settle debts, and protect key assets like a family home,…

Guest : Rapelang Ramatlhodi Background Solarev is a licensed, 100% Black women-owned clean energy services company specialising in solar PV maintenance and optimisation across commercial, industrial, and utility-scale sites. With over four years of experience, it focuses on robotic panel cleaning, performance reporting, vegetation control, and preventative maintenance to maximise…

Guest : Mabila Mthanti (Residential Portfolio Manager) Background Africrest Properties is a South African developer and manager focused on middle-income, built-to-rent communities. By owning and managing entire estates, it ensures consistent quality, reliable service, and long-term stability for tenants. Specialising in office-to-residential conversions and new apartment developments, Africrest creates “live-work-play”…

In this hard-hitting financial conversation, Kea Boya sits down with Razael Manikus, Chief Operating Officer at Latita Africa to unpack one of South Africa’s most pressing realities the rising cost of living on credit. As more middle-class South Africans turn to credit cards just to get through the month, this…