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Fulvio Tonelli's job as the newly elected chair of SA's auditing watchdog, is to "initiate a process to elect and appoint the new CEO and to work with management to restore staff morale," according to the finance ministry. 



First National Bank clients will be able to pay their bank fees with eBucks from 1 July – but many won't be able to use airport lounges unless they buy airline tickets via eBucks.

South Africa’s most exclusive bank accounts for the super rich – what they cost and what they offer Subscribe Top retail banks in South Africa all offer a top-tier account, reserved exclusively for the country’s wealthiest individuals. Each account carries a minimum annual salary requirement – ranging from R750,000 to R2.5 million – or requires a substantial amount of investible assets. While South Africa’s banking sector has become a battleground for low-cost or zero-fee accounts, ...

MONEYWEB app instead? 26 Apr 2021  Cryptocurrencies have become one of the world’s largest investment phenomena in recent times. Although the digital asset class has taken off favourably, uncertainty remains for many new investors. This webinar is aimed at crypto newbies, to help give you a better understanding of what a cryptocurrency is, the various types that exist, how it works and where its future lies. Join Moneyweb’s Ciaran Ryan with the CEO and Co-founder of Revix Sean Sander...

The Chief Executive Officer, Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited & Regional Head, West Africa, Michael Larbie Give us an overview of what corporate and investment banking at Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria is and what has been your experience in the past eight years? Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria is a subsidiary of the FirstRand Group, the largest listed financial services group (by market capitalisation) in Africa. As part of the Corporate and Investment Banking division of the Group, RMB leverages a m...

(1) TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 7, 2021 / Avidian Gold Corp. ("Avidian" or the "Company") (TSXV:AVG)(OTCQB:AVGDF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stephen Altmann and Mr. Rick Winters to the Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Steve Roebuck has been appointed President and CEO. Mr. David Anderson, will remain Chairman of the Board, Dino Titaro, currently a Director has been appointed Vice-Chairman. Mr. Doug Kirwin will be stepping down from the Board but will remain as a tec...

South Africa’s GDP shrank 7 percent in 2020, compared with 0.2 percent growth the previous year.

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s economy contracted the most in a century in 2020 as restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic ravaged output and disrupted trade. Gross domestic product shrank 7%, compared with a 0.

S.Africa Treasury Likely To Maintain 2020-21 Bond-Sale Level Bloomberg 2/4/2021 Prinesha Naidoo (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s National Treasury will probably keep the levels of its bond auctions constant until the end of the fiscal year, even with domestic-debt issuance running ahead of target. The Treasury is unlikely to “adjust its in-year bond auction levels due to the short time period remaining after the presentation of the 2021 budget,” its media desk said Wednesda...

Advertisement Nenzeni Duma, the CIO of WesBank — the instalment finance division of the FirstRand Group, one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions — has been in IT for most of her life. Born in South Africa, she grew up in the US while in exile with her family. After studying mathematics, computer science and Spanish, she moved to Silicon Valley where she gained experience working with solutions and technologies that would later form the foundation of many of tools and platfor...