Loan-ly at the Top
Fact: #3827
Personal loans grew faster than any other major credit category in 2025, with account volumes rising 8% YoY and driving… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
Market Shifted Gears
Fact: #3826
South Africa recorded its strongest new-car sales month in over a decade in October 2025, with 55,956 vehicles sold –… Read More
Sharp shift to ultra-long car-loan terms
Fact: #3825
The share of VAF loans with 90+ month terms more than doubled – rising from 7% in early 2024 to… Read More
A Rare Dip in Overdue Debt
Fact: #3824
Overdue balances fell by R3 billion (-1.4% QoQ) to R212 billion, marking the first decline since Q1 2024 and bringing… Read More
Black Friday Best-Sellers
Fact: #3823
On Takealot’s Black Friday 2024 sale, everyday essentials surprisingly dominated the charts. The top sellers included Red Bull (24-pack), BabySoft… Read More
Deal-Induced Delusion
Fact: #3822
Brain-scan studies show that when people anticipate buying something, the reward centre of the brain (the nucleus accumbens) becomes highly… Read More