Development Bank Of Southern Africa
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SA pitches itself as Africa’s gateway amid global market turbulence
As South Africa prepares to host the sixth SA Investment Conference, government leaders and economists say global instability, including tension in the Middle East, unexpectedly…
Robotics lab launched in Mpumalanga school to boost digital skills in rural classrooms
The Shoprite Foundation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have jointly funded a robotics laboratory in Dullstroom to expand access to coding and digital education for…
The critical role of banks in unlocking the success of PPPs
For the economy to grow, it is imperative that the public and private sectors work together in a coordinated, transparent manner
Lesotho Highlands Water Project must work with women, not against them
Public banks – Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank and the New Development Bank – and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority render women invisible…
Rebooting the global financial system will pay dividends in Africa
Transforming the world’s monetary policies would benefit African cities and the continent’s public development banks have a key role to play
DBSA continues to create clean energy generation initiatives for local communities
The Embedded Generation Investment Programme is a commitment to a sustainable, energy-efficient future
African cities’ water crisis: ‘Too much, too little, too polluted’
Rapid urbanisation and flooding pose a risk to the continent’s cities that, by 2050, will be home to more than 900 million people, mostly living in slums
Pressure builds as Enoch Godongwana forges on with fiscal consolidation
Enoch Godongwana is currently seized with preparations for the medium-term budget, which will give details on whether fiscal stability is still possible
Eskom compact: The plan to end the energy crisis has ‘dragged on’
After 14 years of blackouts, the president has promised to expedite load-shedding’s finale
‘Bain was happy the focus was only on Sars’: Athol Williams
The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.
Public finance institutions should be more transparent on their decision making
Despite commitments to climate resilience, many continue to ignore their social mandates and push ahead with funding for fossil fuel projects.
DBSA inherits costly 1 Mil refurb headache
The Development Bank of Southern Africa was appointed in 2019 as the implementing agent to accelerate infrastructure projects for the defence department.
Scopa to investigate claims of mismanagement at DBSA
This decision is despite the finance minister and the bank’s chief executive dismissing the UDM leader’s allegations as unfounded
Q&A Sessions: ‘Media isn’t dying, it’s changing’
Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa, chief executive of global internet company Naspers, has held senior posts in investment and development banking. She tells Tshegofatso Mathe about her…
Government kickstarts the National Infrastructure Fund
Treasury, the department of public works’ Infrastructure in South Africa, and the DBSA have signed a memorandum of agreement that mandates the bank to establish and manage the fund