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Currency’s on-trend guide to visiting … Cascais

Swap Lisbon for Cascais, a chic Portuguese coastal escape full of art, fine dining, museums, and sun-drenched charm…

by Martin Jacobs

June 20, 2025

Pleasure·Travel

Dopamine made me do it: From addiction to freedom

Addiction isn’t always loud. It’s quiet, daily and costly. A 14-day dopamine reset could help you reclaim control of your mind, your money –…

by Thomas Brennan

June 11, 2025

Opinion·Personal Finance

What to do in London – June 2025 edition

What to do in London, June 2025: Brutalist tours, oyster feasts, ethical coffee, velvet slippers and design-led museum trips…

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Sarah Buitendach

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June 1, 2025

Pleasure·Travel

It’s a crapshoot: The great toilet paper review

Did you know toilet paper is a highly regulated product? That doesn’t make it immune to misdirection. It’s a confusing world out there…

by Andrew Thompson

February 3, 2025

News

How to make the most of German Christmas markets

Buying souvenirs can be a painful process for some. German Christmas markets make things a whole bunch easier…

December 20, 2024

Pleasure·Travel

Give great gifts: Beach, please!

The Currency team knows good gifts – here’s our selection of those perfect for scorching beach days…

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by Jo Buitendach

December 10, 2024

Pleasure·Style & Luxury

Retail therapy

The Currency team rounds up cool and useful retail finds and news…

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Sarah Buitendach

December 2, 2024

Pleasure

Currency’s 2024 Black Friday favourites

The Currency team love a sale, and here we picked out some of the best ones happening on Black Friday…

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by Sarah Buitendach

November 28, 2024

Pleasure

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The Fourie factor behind Capitec’s surge

June 20, 2025

Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie will leave the bank in September.…

A R650m media mystery: Hunting the RAF’s billions

June 20, 2025

A whistleblower says the RAF has spent a mammoth R650m…

Liquidity: South Africa’s vanishing market

June 23, 2025

Liquidity is what makes a market a market. And without…

Zero tariffs, high stakes: China courts Africa as US retreats

June 23, 2025

In the wake of Trump’s tariff announcements, Beijing’s offer of…