South Africa’s biggest lender has delivered a sobering update for the economy, but a surprisingly upbeat one for its shareholders. Standard Bank’s latest interim results came...
A big step in cutting queues and bringing services closer For years, South Africans have associated Home Affairs with long queues, wasted mornings, and unpredictable system...
Nearly a decade after the Competition Commission first accused major banks of colluding to manipulate the rand, the legal battle now reaches South Africa’s highest court....
In the land of pap and peri-peri, a quiet crisis is brewing and it’s arriving in takeaway bags. There’s no denying it: ordering food has become...
Standard Bank manager’s alleged fall from grace tied to R18 million international cocaine bust In a case that sounds more like the plot of a gritty...
Courtroom tension rises as banker and co-accused linked to drugs, AK-103 and Uzi Pro rifles In one of Cape Town’s most alarming drug busts this year,...
Why the economy may be doing better than the numbers show While the world fixates on headlines about US tariffs and global trade tension, a slow...
Years of Delays, Missed Payments and Hopes Dashed as Court Rules in Favour of the Bank In a heartbreaking end to a years-long legal struggle, a...
South Africa’s biggest bank by customers is swimming against the current and the reason is all about who they serve. In a country where major banks...
Former homeowners say their lives were turned upside down when banks sold their homes for as little as R1 000. Now, they’re taking the fight to...