FNB sees incomes recovery as lockdown eases
FNB Retail and Private Banking Chief Executive, Raj Makanjee by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – THE average income for middle-class workers has recovered to be on par with levels before the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, according to South Africa’s largest financial institution, First National Bank (FNB). The bank noted the sustained More...
FNB buoyant after shrugging COVID-19
FNB CEO Jacques Celliers by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – FIRST National Bank (FNB) is upbeat about the future after largely defying the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past months. The only More...
Massive fraud congests Beitbridge border post
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has blamed the congestion at the border with South Africa to clients deliberately falsifying More...
MTN adds value to mobile money offering
MTN South Africa Chief Officer for Mobile Financial Services, Felix Kamenga by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – MTN has added some new functionalities to its Mobile Money solution, MoMo. According to the company, More...
Economic decline a further blow to South Africa
Mining activities by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – CONFIRMATION that South Africa’s economy has contracted by over half in the second quarter of the year is a further blow to a country already in crisis. South More...
Clicks ad raises racial temperatures in SA
EFF protesters demonstrating at Clicks for its racial advertisement by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – RACIAL tensions have returned to haunt South Africa after Clicks, a leading pharmacy, health and beauty More...
SA carwash eyes expansion to Africa, US
Mowash founder, Ayanda Dladla. Photo, Facebook by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – WHILE many conventional car washes struggle to attract customers during the coronavirus (COVID-19), one such establishment is More...
Locust outbreak threatens millions in SADC
Desert locusts from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, Botswana GABORONE – MORE than 7 million people could experience food insecurity following the outbreaks of migratory locusts in Southern Africa. Botswana, Namibia, More...
COVID-19: Firms must empower employees
FNB Chief Executive Officer for Employee Benefits, Elize Giese by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – THE country’s leading finance house has urged employers to help employees achieve financial resilience in the More...
Mauritius aims to move off money laundering destination list
Mauritian Rupee from HANSLEY NABAB in Port Louis, Mauritius PORT LOUIS – MAURITIUS is determined to win a test of integrity following its unenviable rating as a high risk jurisdiction for money laundering More...