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World Bank economist Franz Ruch joins SARB MPC (opens the original)
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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has appointed renowned economist Franz Ruch as an adviser to the governors, adding a seventh member to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The senior economist in the World’s Bank’s Prospects Group effectively started duty on Thursday, making him part of the group responsible for setting the country’s monetary policy amid the challenging inflation and growth environment. The committee consists of the governor, three deputies and selected senior officials ap
SA's tourism investment pipeline grows to R3.5bn (opens the original)
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South Africa is putting a R3.5-billion pipeline of tourism infrastructure projects in front of investors as the government seeks to turn rising visitor numbers into new accommodation, attractions and tourism business. Speaking at the South African Tourism Investment Summit at Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday, Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille said the pipeline had grown from eight bankable projects worth R1-billion to 15 projects valued at R3.5-billion. The projects span accommodation, tourist at
Court reserves judgment in NUMSA R1.49m congress funding fight (opens the original)
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The metalworkers union’s internal power struggle has reached a critical pause as the Labour Court reserved judgment in a matter involving the demand of R1.49 million to proceed with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) regional congress in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The case was brought against the national structure, central to general secretary Irvin Jim, demanding the release of funds required for its October 3 and 4 congress. This is the third scheduled congress that has been
Court dismisses Mike Shingange's Nehawu disciplinary hearing appeal (opens the original)
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The Labour Court has dismissed Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) first deputy president Mike Shingange’s appeal against his disciplinary hearing, on the basis that the hearing does not essentially impact his standing at Cosatu as he will still be allowed to contest its elections. This comes after the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) slapped him with a disciplinary hearing, due to start on Friday, as he stands for elections for presidency at Cosatu 15th
Capitec’s digital banking surge reshapes its business (opens the original)
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Capitec digital banking activity has boosted the business in the six-month period ending August 2026, as monthly app users increased 18% to 16.5 million and digital transaction volumes increased 26% to 662 million. The increase in digital activity was accompanied by a sharp rise in payments through mobile and wearable platforms including Apple Pay, Garmin Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. This increased 68% to 2.4 million, while spending through these platforms also increased 87% to R52.1 billion
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