You don't need thousands to start, eish. EasyEquities lets you open an account in ten minutes on your phone…by @sister_nomvula on $NPH

You don't need thousands to start, eish. EasyEquities lets you open an account in ten minutes on your phone, deposit R500, and buy a fraction of NPH at 244.00 for maybe R50 in fees, money lands next day. What helped me was opening a tax-free savings account first so I don't pay tax on gains later, but either way you're doing fine to begin.