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 | Court order stops Standard Bank from closing Sekunjalo Group's accounts, including Independent Media, just in time before the planned 15 September closure... read |
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|  | | Despite South African Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) falling to 4.7% (June 2023), food inflation remains notably high,...read |
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 | KEDIBONE SONO, ISSUED BY SAICA With retirement reforms finally taking shape in South Africa, the demand for skilled professionals within the retirement fund industry is continuously on the rise... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY AICPA & CIMA With concerns about inflation and a potential recession ticking down, business executives have grown guardedly less pessimistic about the US economy's prospects... Read |
| Banking |
 | BankservAfrica appoints Stephen Linnell as chief executive officer, effective 1 October, 2023. Linnell, with a strong financial sector background, joins from Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)... Read |
 | The African Development Bank and South Korea signed $28.6m agreements to support African development, enhancing energy capacity in line with a 2021 co-financing initiative... Read |
 | Lupiya's efforts were recently lauded by US Vice President Kamala Harris... Read |
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 | The latest Essential Food Pricing Monitoring (EFPM) report, released by the Competition Commission, details how, whilst overall inflation has come down, food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate for all goods and services... Read |
 | South African tenant arrears increased from 18% in Q1 2023 to 18.4% in Q2, reaching the highest level since late 2021, but lower than the Covid-19 peak... Read |
 | The US dollar was stable in Asian trading despite sterling rising and the yen falling due to central-bank meetings, notably the Bank of Japan's policy meeting last week.// Read |
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 | Minister Fernandez criticises delayed social-grant payments, calls for accountability from national government amid beneficiary hardships... Read |
 | JOEL BRONKOWSKI South Africa faces hurdles in achieving national health insurance. Hospitals must prioritise smooth patient billing. Paystack's Joel Bronkowski advises on securing payments and enhancing patient experiences... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JNPR Did you know that 48% of women feel that they are not financially prepared for motherhood... Read |
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 | As of 2023, the South African mobile payments market is estimated to be worth $25bn, with a remarkable 68% of the adult population using this service... Read |
 | Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF win signals capital markets shift, with mainstream investors increasingly interested as BlackRock files for a Bitcoin ETF... Read |
 | Following the Morocco earthquake, Binance Charity will distribute up to $3m in Binance Coin (BNB) to affected users as relief... Read |
 | Yellow Card and MoonPay partner to revolutionize cryptocurrency access in Nigeria, simplifying purchases with local bank transfers for enhanced user-friendliness... Read |
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 | To ensure the success of National Health Insurance in South Africa, fostering collaboration between private- and public healthcare is pivotal... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | Cape Town attracts multinationals over London and New York due to favorable factors like ease of visas, incentives, low taxes, and lifestyle preferences... Read |
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 | Mastercard has launched its Future of Rugby report - identifying ways rugby is positively impacting society, acting as a 'force for good' through inclusivity, health, education, the fan experience, and sustainability... Read |
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