Credit Market Newcomers
Fact: #3760
South Africa’s second quarter of 2025 saw nearly 740,000 new to credit individuals enter the market, a 4.8% QoQ increase… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
Post-Covid Credit Surge
Fact: #3759
In Quarter two of 2025, South Africa’s loan balances grew 5.8% YoY to nearly R2.6 trillion – the fastest growth… Read More
Cash Me If You Can
Fact: #3758
South Africa’s second quarter of 2025 marked the most significant growth in loan numbers since Covid-19. The number of outstanding… Read More
Small Loans, Big Picture
Fact: #3757
In Quarter two of 2025, retail loans accounted for 20% of all new loan products, highlighting their continued role in… Read More
Old Dog, New Ruling
Fact: #3756
On 22 Feb 2024, Guinness World Records revoked Bobi’s (Portuguese mastiff) “oldest ever” title due to insufficient evidence. The longest… Read More
High-Tech Noses
Fact: #3755
A non‑invasive “bio‑hybrid” method – combining trained detection dogs with AI to analyze breath samples – achieved 93.9% sensitivity and… Read More