HSBC

HSBC to pay nearly €300mn to end Belgian criminal probe

Article Agency - 6 Aug 2019

As well as paying €294.4-million as a criminal fine, the bank will also hand over 400,000 euros in civil damages to the Belgian state.

HSBC boss in shock exit as bank warns of ‘challenging’ times

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Aug 2019

Monday's surprise news came shortly before HSBC reported first-half net profit up 18.6% at $8.5-billion from a year earlier.

China accuses Trump of ‘blackmail’ after new tariffs threat

Article Ryan Mcmorrow - 19 Jun 2018

Trump warned of "additional tariffs" should Beijing hit back with tit-for-tat measures

Focus shifts to Steinhoff’s ex-chair Christo Wiese

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jan 2018

It appears US banks lost $1-billion when they loaned to the tycoon who used his Steinhoff shares as collateral

Investors saddled with reform risk

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Dec 2014

New regulations will require investors to bear the risk of South African bank failures.

Standard Bank cited in price-fix claim

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Dec 2014

Standard Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and BASF Metals are the four companies accused of manipulating the price of platinum.

Expect low private consumer spending in 2014

Article Thalia Holmes - 9 Jul 2014

The platinum strike, rising inflation and other factors have contributed to a "bleak outlook for consumer spending", according to a new report.

Gold fix study indicates a decade of manipulation

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Mar 2014

A research paper has raised the possibility that banks have been working together to manipulate the London gold fix rate.

Gold gains as investors weigh US economy concerns

Article Nicholas Larkin - 5 Feb 2014

The commodity rallied as an ADP research institute report showed US companies added less jobs than was forecast.

SA’s PMI drops to 50.5 for December

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Jan 2014

The purchasing managers' index has dropped to 50.5 for December, the weakest it has been in three months.

Rand weakens to a five-year low after China manufacturing data

Article Jaco Visser - 2 Jan 2014

The rand was one of the worst performing major currencies as demand for China's manufactured goods declined.

HSBC’s new PMI index shows growth in SA

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Nov 2013

HSBC has launched South Africa's first purchasing managers index that looks at the whole economy, and it revealed the country is growing.

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National

Focus on FW de Klerk distracted attention from the troubling state of the nation

Bongekile Macupe - 17 Feb 2020

Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed

National

Eastern Cape MEC orders graft investigation after two workers killed at troubled district municipality

Chris Gilili - 17 Feb 2020

The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption

National

South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

Sarah Smit & Chris Gilili - 14 Feb 2020

But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.

Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding

Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders

Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Do the research first; it will save money and time later

Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

Special Reports

Looking inwards

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it