South African consumers were more financially vulnerable in 2013 compared to 2012 - in fact, MBD's Consumer Vulnerability Index (CFVI) shows that consumer financial vulnerability was at its lowest in 2013 since the economic recession in 2009. The CFVI for the fourth quarter (Q4 2013) improved s...

During 2012 the Personal Finance Research Unit (PFRU) within the Bureau of Marker Research (BMR) at Unisa conducted research on a nationally representative sample of 3533 households in order to determine the financial wellness of households in South Africa.  By means of such research ...