Latest newsEvery day, thousands of South Africans wake up blissfully unaware that today could be their day to go. They could be one bad decision away from tragedy. Death doesn’t choose the perfect moment. More often than not it’s unexpected – even awkward. And it doesn’t wait for you to get your affairs in order. 24 Jun 2025 Read more South Africa is home to a significant youth population, with roughly 19.7 million children under the age of 18, about 32% of the national population, according to UNICEF data for 2023. 17 Jun 2025 Read more Just a few years ago, most people still thought that a last will and testament was only for the wealthy or elite. New research shows that ongoing consumer education is paying off as more and more people start to understand that getting their wills drafted is an important and essential step in securing their legacy and their family’s future. 2 Jun 2025 Read more Former One Direction star, Liam Payne, passed away in tragic circumstances in a Buenos Aires hotel in October 2024. Now, news has emerged that he died without a will. As a British citizen with an estate valued at a reported £24.3m (nearly R600m), the absence of a valid will means Payne’s assets will be distributed according to the United Kingdom’s intestacy laws that govern deceased estates of people who die without wills. 15 May 2025 Read more No matter how busy life gets, it’s important to prioritise what we love. This includes making time to spend with the people we care about. But have you thought about your loved ones’ future and whether they’ll be looked after if you are not able to? 29 Apr 2025 Read more The value of a well-drafted, updated will is in the spotlight again with news of uncertainty surrounding two-time Academy Award-winner Gene Hackman’s estimated $80m fortune. His three children could be in line to inherit even though they are not named in his will. 20 Mar 2025 Read more Business owners put blood, sweat and tears into making their companies successful and this entrepreneurial energy helps turn the wheels of our economy. 18 Mar 2025 Read more The shops are decked out in red. Hearts, balloons and fluffy toys are everywhere. Many couples are planning romantic dinners and date nights. It must be the month of love! 13 Feb 2025 Read more Teachers and nurses, healthcare and social workers, police officers, defence force members and thousands of other government employees serve millions of South Africans every day. These public servants make up the largest workforce in our country, numbering more than 1.6 million. 7 Feb 2025 Read more National Wills Week (16 to 20 September 2024) was introduced by the Law Society of South Africa several years ago, in an effort to help more South Africans get their last will and testament drafted and to address the shocking statistic that 7 out of 10 adult South Africans die without a valid will. 13 Sep 2024 Read more September is Wills Month in South Africa, a Capital Legacy initiative inspired by National Wills Week, aiming to help more South Africans get their wills drafted at no cost. Having a valid will is essential, but many of us delay it due to time constraints. 9 Sep 2024 Read more You will sign many important documents in your life, but none more significant than your last will and testament. Here’s why that is the most important signature of all. 2 Sep 2024 Read more Hot on the heels of some sterling medal-winning performances by South African athletes at the Paris Olympics, it’s the turn of the South African advertising industry to award top achievers. 19 Aug 2024 Read more Women are taking charge of their lives and careers, and as a result also their legacies. The professional success of increasing numbers of women is driving a female-powered economy, or ‘she-conomy’, of economically active female professionals who are also influential consumers as chief financial decision-makers of how to spend the disposable income they’ve earned themselves. Whether they are single-single, single moms, married, or “it’s complicated”, women can decide what happens to their assets and possessions when they pass away. 14 Aug 2024 Read more Wills are only for old people or rich people, right? Not true! Believe it or not, but you are never really too young to have a will. Nor do you have to be worth gazillions or own ginormous assets to have a will, either. 25 Jun 2024 Read more Losing a loved one is hard. It’s even more difficult to deal with such a loss in the face of long and complicated estate administration processes. It can become emotionally and financially taxing. 27 May 2024 Read more Imagine trying to create a marketing campaign to get people to do their wills. There is probably nothing less exciting than talking about death planning, but nothing more important. In a country with over 70% of people with no wills in place, this is exactly the challenge we had – get more people to do their wills. Why? Because if you die without a will, it’s a mess. 16 Apr 2024 Read more If you own a home of your own, have you thought about what will happen to it one day when you pass away? With as many as 70% of South Africans not having a valid will, this is a key question for thousands of homeowners in our country. 20 Mar 2024 Read more Lawsuits, auctions and an estate that still isn’t wound up a decade after his passing – these are not topics that anyone could have predicted would be linked to Nelson Mandela. 6 Feb 2024 Read more Carl Coetzee, the charismatic industry leader and former CEO of BetterBond, has joined Capital Legacy to head up their sales and distribution division. 26 Jan 2024 Read more
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