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South Africa: HelloPay launches business solution package to support SMEs
HelloPay has launched a new turn-key suite of business solutions that will enable growth, save costs, and give users peace of mind that financial ...
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South Africa: IMF sends warning to South Africa – stop ‘saying’ and start ‘doing’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that South Africa’s economy should be benefitting from a commodity price boom – but instead, it is ...
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South Africa: Reserve Bank on R500 note and R10 coin for South Africa
As South Africans grapple with the rising cost of inflation and increased cost of living, there has been a growing debate on whether ...
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South Africa: MTN appoints Tumi Chamayou as group executive for enterprise business unit
MTN Group announced the appointment of Tumi Chamayou as Group Executive: Enterprise Business Unit (GEBU), which takes effect from 1 June 2022. Tumi ...
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South Africa: New deposit insurance framework brings SA in line with the international standards, says Bank
African Bank has bought Grindrod Bank to deliver on its strategy of accelerating its entry into SA’s increasingly competitive business banking market. The ...
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South Africa: SA agri-tech startup Nile raises $5.1m funding round led by Naspers Foundry
South African agri-tech startup Nile, which enables buyers to purchase directly from Africa’s leading food producers through its marketplace, has raised a ZAR83 ...
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South Africa: Disney+ launches in South Africa
Streaming service Disney+ has launched in South Africa. At launch, the Walt Disney Company confirmed standard pricing at R119 per month, or R1190 for an ...
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South African Reserve Bank places Ubank under curatorship
Ubank, a South African bank that mainly targets blue-collar workers and those in the mining sector, has been placed under curatorship by the ...
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South Africa: Vodacom adds 5.9 million customers, revenue grows 4.6%
Vodacom Group has posted a 4.6% revenue growth totalling R102.7 billion, the company announced in its year-end financial results for 2021. Group CEO ...
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South Africa: Vodacom launches Vodalend Compare for consumer lending
Vodacom Financial Services has launched VodaLend Compare, a financial services marketplace aimed at offering unsecured personal loans for customers. The company says the ...