The South African Savings Institute (SASI) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to developing a strong savings culture with a resulting high savings rate to boost the economic growth of our country as well as the social –well-being of its citizens.

SASI’s core activities include: Advocacy work; Research initiatives to monitor savings habits and patterns especially at household level; Debates through Roundtables and workshops/symposia to tackle savings issues and; Promotion and Savings Awareness Campaigns. SASI works closely with Consumer Education units of various stakeholders including Corporates and Government department.

With National Savings Month coming up in July, SASI would like to publish an endorsed savings feature in Business Report. This year the VIP Launch Breakfast will take place on Wednesday 26th June 2019, at 8:00am at The Maslow Hotel, Sandton.

SASI, with support from Absa, Budget Insurance and the IDC, will use July Savings Month 2019 to focus on driving awareness around how savings relates directly to happiness, as well as encouraging the development of vital entrepreneurial abilities that will allow young people to create business opportunities to sustain their financial independence.  The core theme will be “#CrazywaystoSave.”

The Savings Month Launch breakfast on 26 June 2019, facilitated by financial journalist Arabile Gumede, will feature a host of leading voices in finance education in a vibrant panel discussion to spark a national conversation on how everyone can find ways to save.  SASI has partnered with personal finance coach Mapalo Makhu from Women and Finance;  award-winning personal finance journalist Maya Fisher-French; Samke Mhlongo from TNC Wealth Partners; Nicollette Mashile from Financial Fitness Bunny and SASI acting CEO and My Money author Gerald Mwandiambira to provide tangible savings insights.

Usually attended by media, government and financial industry leaders, the launch will for the first time include members of the public via a social media invitation lottery. Social platforms will also host a competition to find South Africa’s most creative and crazy ways to save.

For a Media Invitation, please contact:
 
 
Tamaryn Brown - t: +27 (0)11 886 0211| e: tamaryn@connectmedia.co.za
Managing Director
+27 (0) 84 3510560