Fraudsters eagerly await the Tax Season, with the simple intent to defraud consumers, warns Standard Bank’s Fraud Risk Management. “In many cases we’ve seen in the past, fraudsters deploy bait communication via text, email, WhatsApp or telephone call. The communication may indicate that you have a tax rebate, tax penalty or that you are being…
Final event of the Life Changing Lessons campaign encourages honest conversations around loss, legacy, and financial wellbeing Recently, 1Life Insurance, in partnership with entrepreneur and Wisdom & Wellness founder Mpoomy Ledwaba, brought the Life Changing Lessons with Wisdom & Wellness campaign to a poignant close at the elegant Olives and Plates, Wits Club in Johannesburg. This final gathering marked…
Vodacom is now inviting applications for the 2026 intake to its Early Careers programmes, which aim to develop talent in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and offer meaningful employment and education opportunities. The programmes support Vodacom’s commitment to empowering youth in an inclusive digital society. “With digital technology reshaping the world of work, we…
Standard Bank Group has announced an adjustment to its executive retirement age, increasing the normal retirement age for executives from 60 to 63 years. This change forms part of the Group’s ongoing commitment to attracting, retaining, and nurturing top-tier talent. This change will take effect on 1 January 2026. All other employees’ normal retirement age…
John Loos The FNB Commercial Property Broker Survey assesses a sample of commercial property brokers operating in and around South Africa’s six major metros: the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni (Greater Johannesburg), Tshwane, eThekwini, the City of Cape Town, and Nelson Mandela Bay. Decline in Business Confidence: Business confidence among commercial property brokers declined in…
B20 South Africa on Tuesday highlighted the critical need for global cooperation as geopolitical fragmentation threatens to derail progress on pressing economic challenges. At a high-level briefing, business leaders and select task force chairs presented emerging policy recommendations aimed at fostering inclusive growth, combating corruption and closing Africa’s infrastructure funding gap ahead of their official…
The power system remains stable and continues to demonstrate resilience in response to increased electricity demand. While occasional system constraints are experienced and managed, sufficient emergency reserves are in place and are strategically deployed to support demand during morning and evening peak periods. To further enhance grid stability, Eskom plans to return a total of…
Tiisetso Ngoedi The MEC for Infrastructure Development and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Jacob Mamabolo, has issued a firm condemnation of so-called “construction mafias” armed criminal groups disrupting key infrastructure projects in Gauteng. Speaking during an interview on SABC Morning Live, Mamabolo revealed how these syndicates pose as local business forums, using threats and violence…
Standard Bank, the biggest bank in Africa by assets, has won an impressive 10 awards at the 17th annual edition of the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Finance Magazine Africa Banking Awards. The EMEA Finance Magazine Achievement Awards were recently held in London. Award winners are nominated by banks and their clients and chosen by the…
Gold has always held a unique place in the global financial system. It doesn’t generate income or pay dividends, but when inflation spikes, markets turn volatile or currencies weaken, gold can almost always be relied on to buck the trend and rise to the occasion. In 2025, this pattern has been repeating itself. Gold has…
