Banks told to cut lending rates in SA

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South African banks are facing political pressure to adjust the rate they use as a reference to determine interest charges.

SA banks cut deeper into junk by Fitch on virus

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Credit ratings of South Africa?s five largest banks were downgraded deeper into junk territory by Fitch Ratings.

Job cuts at South African state firms gather pace as unions balk

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South Africa?s post office is cutting several hundred jobs, the second state-owned company in as many days to detail plans to lay off workers.

Motsepe’s ARC to buy stake in Alexander Forbes

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African Rainbow Capital - chaired by billionaire Patrice Motsepe - agrees to buy 10% in the main operating unit of Alexander Forbes.

Zuma loan: VBS Mutual Bank ‘sticks to criteria’

Vernon Wessels|Published

Bank that provided Jacob Zuma with R7. 8m mortgage for Nkandla repayment says “conditions apply no matter who the client may be”.

Brexit won’t thwart Old Mutual

Vernon Wessels|Published

The UK’s vote to leave the EU won’t affect the company’s strategy or the plan to have the separation completed by the end of 2018.

PPC gets banks to back share sale

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SA’s largest publicly traded cement maker received R4bn of bank guarantees to underwrite the sale of shares to existing investors.

Barclays Africa sees bad debt rising

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Barclays Group Africa sees its credit-loss ratio will worsening as customers fall behind in loan repayments and economic growth in SA slows.

SA banks ‘acted alone when dropping Guptas’

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Financial institutions that stopped offering services to companies tied to the Guptas did so separately and independently, says SA’s banking association.

Kieswetter set for early retirement

Vernon Wessels|Published

Edward Kieswetter is set to step down as CEO of Alexander Forbes as he prepares to take early retirement in March next year.

Bidvest plans to spin off unit

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Bidvest plans to spin off and sell shares in its Foodservice Business International division amid a re-organisation of its operations.

Rand on track for a good week

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SA’s rand advances to the strongest level against the dollar in three weeks during Friday trade.