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SA: ICASA encourages the public to be vigilant with their mobile numbers
The time of the year where lots of crimes related to the illegal porting of mobile numbers, sim-swap fraud and related crimes has ...
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SA: South Africa’s private sector credit up 8.30% y/y in November
South Africa’s private sector credit expanded 8.30% year on year in November, after rising by 9.34% in October, central bank data showed on ...
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South African cryptocurrency startup Centbee raises $1 million to make it easier to send money across borders
Calvin Ayre, who started the well-known bitcoin venture capital firm Ayre Ventures, helped fund Centbee’s $1 million pre-series A round. Based in London ...
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SA: AFG’s Africa@Scale Summit – Revolutionising Africa’s Narrative by 2040
Investors and CEOs gather in Cape Town for AFG Summit on the future of African business A select group of leading African decision ...
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SA: Standard Chartered forecasts ‘surprise’ Bitcoin downside after FTX collapse
Multinational bank Standard Chartered considers potential downside for Bitcoin in 2023 as the cryptocurrency ecosystem weathers the collapse of FTX. The value of ...
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SA: South African coins will undergo some major changes in 2023
In 2023, South Africans will see a new look as well as design on the R5, R2, R1, 50c, 20c and 10c coins. ...
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SA: Revio Raises $1.1 million to Solve Payments Challenge in Emerging Markets
API payment and collections company Revio has closed a $1.1 million seed funding round led by SpeedInvest. The funding will be used to ...
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SA: Treasury notes Fitch’s BB- rating for South Africa
Treasury said it had noted rating agency Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at BB- and ...
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South Africa Hikes Benchmark Repo Rate to 7%
Amidst rising consumer price index, the South African Reserve Bank raised its benchmark repo rate by another 75 basis points to 7% at ...
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SA: Sello Moloko to step down as Telkom chairperson
Respected business leader Sello Moloko has decided to resign from his position as independent non-executive director and chairperson of the board of directors ...