Source: Wikimedia Commons. In terms of the agreement, Absa will provide HSBC and its clients with access to a full suite of equities trading and prime brokerage products in South Africa. The agreement aligns with Absa’s growth ambitions, which includes serving corporate and investment banking clients with access to equities markets and product, and underscores…
The Office of the Chief Justice 1 minute The Office of the Chief Justice has raised concern over the water disruptions which have hindered the Constitutional Court’s ability to conduct in-court hearings since the first of this month. The Office, however, says the exact cause of the ongoing irregular water supply challenge is not known…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing world leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged nations to work together to tackle a multitude of challenges facing the global economy, highlighting rising debt and climate change impacts as burning issues. He was giving a special address to the World…
FILE PHOTO: Shack fire 1 minute The City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Services is investigating the cause of a fire at an illegally occupied abandoned house in Albertina, east of Johannesburg, this morning. Ekurhuleni EMS spokesperson Erick Moloka says the fire has been contained and there are no injuries or fatalities “With the backup…
Two suspects aged 52 and 68 were arrested on the N3 near the Roadside policing precinct this morning following a road blockage by a number of trucks, which were left unattended with no keys. 1 minute Two suspects are expected to appear in the Vrede Magistrate’s Court for blockading the N3 highway near Villiers in…
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo 1 minute South Africa’s Garrick Higgo is back in the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour. The 25-year-old left-hander from Stellenbosch won the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic, courtesy of a final round of even par 72 and American Joel Dahmen’s late meltdown. Higgo finished on 274, 14-under-par, one-stroke…
Water tanker 1 minute Residents in parts of Pretoria could find their taps running dry today. This as Rand Water is scheduled to maintain its infrastructure at the Mapleton System today. This will result in low pressure or no supply as there will be no pumping from the system for the duration of the maintenance…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral. 2 minutes A Special Provincial Official Funeral Service was held in Gugulethu, Cape Town for Madoda Myoli, a PAC liberation struggle stalwart. He passed away in Zimbabwe in 1989 and his remains were repatriated to South Africa in September this year. Friends and comrades packed the community hall…
Source: 123RF. Fraudulent claims, unnecessary procedures, and mismanagement of resources are costing billions of rand, inflating healthcare costs, and putting additional financial strain on members. Instead of supporting essential treatments and care, these resources are being misused and misallocated, writes Katlego Mothudi, managing director at the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF). At the recent BHF…
A shopper looks at grocery items in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. 2 minutes South Africans are having to cut back on food to keep the lights on. This is according to the chief legal officer at Debt Rescue South Africa, Annaline van der Poel. Van der Poel says these were the findings of…
