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El Niño scorches Southern Africa with driest February on record
By: Bloomberg 8th March 2024 A swathe of Southern Africa suffered the driest February in decades that wiped out crops, precipitated power shortages and threatened to send... →
Stationary hydrogen power highlighted as major solution by Toyota fuel cell-using developer
By: Martin Creamer 7th March 2024 When Engineering News & Mining Weekly covered last month’s local launch of BMW’s first hydrogen car fleet on South Africa's roads, we discovered... →
The Surge in Currency Exchange in South Africa: Unlocking a Global Financial Frontier
7th March 2024 In recent years, South Africa has witnessed a significant surge in currency exchange activities, marking its position as a pivotal player on the... →
SA: Rashad Cassim: Address by Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, at the Annual Financial Markets Cocktail Function, Sandton, Johannesburg (06/03/2024)
7th March 2024 This event serves a couple of important purposes. One is to acknowledge the important relationship we have with you, as practitioners. When I... →
South Africa’s Greylisting: Regulatory authorities make progress on the Financial Action Task Force recommendations
7th March 2024 It has been over a year since the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF“) announced that South Africa had been added to the FATF’s greylist for... →
New water to secure more water supply for a growing city
7th March 2024 Census 2022 data shows that Cape Town’s population is now 4 772 846, remarkably 27,6% higher than in 2011. Expanding Cape Town's water supply... →
Material financial losses across 176 municipalities estimated at R5.19 billion
6th March 2024 The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) this week released a report into the Material Irregularities (MIs) in Local Government. This addressed... →
Automotive demand for platinum expected to hit seven-year high this year
By: Martin Creamer 6th March 2024 This year could potentially turn out to be quite an interesting year for platinum as a commodity and also as an investment, with the 2023 platinum... →