the Womenomics is a movement that calls on South Africans, especially corporates, to make a concerted effort to accelerate women’s participation in the economy. The Womenomics is an initiative by Olwethu Leshabane, a mom, doula, women empowerment advocate, tv...
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SA Repo Rate Slashed By 1%
Firstly, it is important to note that the primary goal of the reserve bank is to preserve the value of the Rand and thus keep the increase in prices of goods and services aka inflation as constant (read low) as practically possible. With regards to the reserve bank’s...
Planning For Every Eventuality: Financial Planning With Liberty
Olwethu sits down with Daphne Rampersad who is a Senior Specialist in Financial Planning at Liberty. They discuss ways to structure one’s finances and money to make sure that your family is taken care of when you are no longer able do so. Too many of us don’t plan...
This episode of The Sit Down is all about Womenomics! Olwethu has a candid and informative chat with Nicolette Mashile (TV presenter and founder of Financial Fitness Bunny – a Financial Education agency that seeks to simplify Financial and Consumer Education on...
Career Roadmapping
In order for us to have a purpose and mission to work towards, I feel we need to have a career roadmap. For those that are employed, this is especially important in order to not find yourself caught in a rut and feeling unprogressive in the career you are in. Although...
How To Deal With A Situation Of Things Going Pear-Shaped
Few things, beside tax and death, are guaranteed in life. Outside those things, nothing is guaranteed. In your career and education or even personal life and finances, at least one thing will go wrong. I, for one, know this for sure. I went back to school last year...
Young Women & Our Finances: Womenomics
Here are some facts you may not know: Black women have to work seven hours more in order to earn what their male co-worker makes. Black women are also more inclined than any other group to assist friends or family financially. Women in general are more likely to work...
Pre Marriage Debt
What’s mine is mine until it destroys our marriage. But then it’s all yours, right? Wrong! Not when it comes to pre marriage debt. I personally had a bit of debt when I stepped into marriage. A student loan and a bank overdraft. Coming clean to my partner...









