Unique Opportunity For South Africans To Invest In World’s Best Performing Companies

The JSE is proud to announce a brand-new opportunity for South African investors’ investment exposure to some of the world’s largest companies as  First National Bank (FNB)  lists new Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs).  South African investors will now have the opportunity to gain exposure to 10 different underlying assets which inlcude  stellar international companies, such […]

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New Investments Will Give Africa The Lead In Agri Development

At a time when the rest of the world is re-thinking its approach to commercial agriculture, Africa has a clear opportunity to refresh its approach to the sector and become an emerging force. Big shifts are already happening in food production, land and water use, and the integration of agri-tech and product tracing. If African […]

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Women Empowerment Is A Major Growth Opportunity For Africa

By Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive of Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive of Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group Africa’s economic recovery can be meaningfully accelerated if policymakers and the private sector step up their efforts to empower women – a group that accounts for more than half of the continent’s […]

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Milestone Moment: Girls4Tech™ Reaches 1 Million Girls in 30 Countries

Mastercard aims to inspire 5 million girls by 2025 to pursue STEM-related futures Mastercard’s signature science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programme, Girls4Tech™, today reached its initial goal of educating one million girls. The programme has a new and inspiring ambition to reach five million girls by 2025. The programme, which launched in 2014, offers activities and […]

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Tzaneen police probing murder cases after family of 3 die in fire

Tzaneen police probing murder cases after family of 3 die in fire Police say the 51-year-old used a highly flammable substance to set the house alight on Monday resulting to his death and that of the children, aged nine and 13. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – A father and his two daughters have died […]

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Malema maintains that he & Ndlozi did nothing wrong in assault case

EFF leader Julius Malema maintains that he and party MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi did nothing wrong and they have been dragged to court because they pushed a white man. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema addresses supporters after appearing in the Randburg Magistrates Court on 13 October 2020. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter RANDBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters […]

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Community near Wellington in shock after missing boy (3) found dead

Diego Booysen and a four-year-old girl were found inside a vehicle on a property in Newtown this morning after they went missing yesterday. Little Diego Booysen was found dead inside this car on Tuesday morning, 13 October 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN NEW TOWN, Cape Town – A community near Wellington is in shock after a […]

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ActionSA’s Mashaba calls for end to union power, collective bargaining

Delivering his alternative economic recovery plan, Herman Mashaba said that the African National Congress (ANC)-led alliance movement had given trade unions more power than any other stakeholders in the country’s economy. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba (centre) makes a point during an engagement in Dobsonville on 11 October 2020. Picture: @Action4SA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Founder and leader […]

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Cele: Unacceptable that Brendin Horner murder suspect had 16 previous arrests

Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the family of 21-year-old Brendin Horner, who was killed earlier this month, apparently by stock thieves. FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele releases the first quarter crime statistics for 2020/2021 at a media briefing on 14 August 2020. Picture: GCIS BETHLEHEM – Police Minister Bheki Cele said that it was unacceptable […]

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Media granted permission to record proceedings in Malema, Ndlozi assault case

The case against Malema and Ndlozi was due to begin today but was delayed due to an application by the media to record the proceedings. EFF leadership showing support at the at Randburg Magistrates Court on 13 October 2020 for party leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi who face assault charges. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter RANDBURG […]

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