MONEY SMART WEEK SOUTH AFRICA Become more educated about your finances | Tax Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Become more educated about your finances | Tax Lisa Kahanovitz VP Investment Banker at Absa Capital SHARE Money Smart Week South Africa is a financial literacy campaign aimed at motivating and empowering all South Africans to become more educated about their finances. Financial literacy is essential for the growth and development of our Nation. Lisa Kahanovitz from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking shares the importance of paying tax and explains how the government uses tax revenue to provide services and cater to the needs of the citizens and residents in the country. Lisa Kahanovitz VP Investment Banker at Absa Capital https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT Five Issues Africa Must Prioritise to Expedite Intra-Continental Trade in a Fragmenting Global Economy There is no shortage of hype around the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area, often framed as a ready-made substitute for the export markets Africa risks losing under shifting U.S. trade policy. The tariff wave under the Trump administration was a harsh – though in many ways inevitable – lesson in how fragile a trade model becomes when it leans too heavily on a few dominant markets. Read more EVENTS Macro and Risk Management Conference 2025 The Absa Macro and Risk Management Conference underscores Absa’s commitment to helping clients make sense of global volatility and translate it into actionable African strategy. By convening world-class thinkers, the conference challenges institutional investors and corporate leaders to look beyond the noise of tariffs, wars, and economic turbulence — and focus on long-term opportunities for growth, resilience, and regional collaboration. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT How Islamic Finance is Enabling Access to Capital in African Markets A few years ago, a major family-owned enterprise in South Africa’s consumer goods sector began a phased transition towards Islamic aligned financing. This strategic decision grounded not in cost, but in conviction signalled to financial institutions that all future lending would need to comply with Islamic values giving them time to develop suitable products. Read more