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27four Review (2026): South Africa's Only Halal Multi-Manager
27four solves a problem no other SA halal manager touches: single-manager concentration. One fund spreads your money across the country's Islamic managers, vetted by an external three-mufti board. The full review.
Element Investment Managers Review (2026): The Boutique That Publishes Its Certificates
Element signed the UN PRI before ESG was an industry, structured SA's first Murabaha sukuk and publishes per-fund Shariah certificates most big rivals do not. The economics are the hard part: R98 million funds at 1.46% to 1.88%.
EasyEquities for Halal Investors: The Complete Setup Guide
EasyEquities is the on-ramp of SA halal investing: fractional access to the Shariah ETF and certified funds from a few rand. But the platform is conventional by default, and one overlooked email decides whether your idle cash earns riba.
Why Your Halal Fund Is Full of Gold Miners: The FTSE/JSE Shariah Indices Explained
Two Shariah benchmarks govern SA halal equity: the FTSE/JSE Shariah Top 40 and Shariah All Share, screened by Yasaar Limited. Understanding what the screens remove explains almost everything about how halal portfolios behave.
How to Buy Halal Shares in South Africa: A Practical Guide
Buying individual JSE shares compliantly means screening businesses, checking ratios and purifying dividends yourself, or borrowing the work the indices and funds already did. The realistic DIY playbook.
Halal Property Investing in South Africa: From a Debt-Free REIT to Global Feeders
Property is the most naturally halal asset class, and the most commonly compromised, because REITs run on interest-bearing debt. South Africa happens to host one of the world's few debt-free listed REITs. The full map.
Purification: What 'Purified Dividends' Actually Mean in South African Funds
Even screened companies earn some interest, and that sliver reaches your returns unless someone strips it out. Who does purification properly in SA, who leaves it to you, and how to do it yourself.
Seven Myths About Halal Investing in South Africa, Tested Against the Numbers
Halal investing means sacrificing returns, it is only for the rich, everything Islamic is automatically compliant: the folklore is thick. We test seven common claims against fund data current to August 2026.
Halal Retirement in South Africa (2026): Four Providers, One Big Gap
Shariah retirement annuities, preservation funds, umbrella options and two compliant living annuities all exist in South Africa. A halal guaranteed annuity does not. The complete verified landscape.