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South African Reserve Bank

VBS’s future in doubt
Article
/ 9 July 2018

VBS’s future in doubt

Retrenchments are in the offing at the embattled bank, amid allegations of fraud of ‘epic proportions’

By Lynley Donnelly
Reserve Bank secures guarantees up to R100 000 for VBS retail depositors
Article
/ 5 July 2018

Reserve Bank secures guarantees up to R100 000 for VBS retail depositors

Retail depositors refers to individuals, funeral schemes, burial societies, savings clubs and stokvels

By Lameez Omarjee and Khulekani Magubane
SARB’s Kuben Naidoo clears Capitec confusion: There is no new probe
Article
/ 4 July 2018

SARB’s Kuben Naidoo clears Capitec confusion: There is no new probe

The bank on Wednesday morning reiterated that it had not been contacted by the NCR

By Staff Reporter
SA’s current account deficit widens
Article
/ 21 June 2018

SA’s current account deficit widens

The deficit came after seven consecutive quarterly surpluses.

By Sibongile Khumalo
Reserve Bank: No guarantee municipalities will get VBS money back
Article
/ 30 May 2018

Reserve Bank: No guarantee municipalities will get VBS money back

The standing committee on finance held a briefing on progress made on VBS Mutual Bank, since it was placed under curatorship in March

By Lameez Omarjee
SARB confidence in saving VBS declines
Article
/ 29 May 2018

SARB confidence in saving VBS declines

Prudential authority chief Kuben Naidoo says although the probability of saving the bank has fallen, it is not at zero

By Lynley Donnelly
VBS fined R2.5m for flouting money-laundering regulations
Article
/ 29 May 2018

VBS fined R2.5m for flouting money-laundering regulations

This is according to the 2017 annual report from the Reserve Bank’s banking supervision department, which was released on Tuesday morning

By Lynley Donnelly
SA interest rates unchanged
Article
/ 24 May 2018

SA interest rates unchanged

The last time SARB cut the repo rate before March was in July 2017, when the MPC reduced the rate by 25 basis points from 7% to 6.75%

By Agency
Interest rates likely unchanged until late 2019 – Nedbank
Article
/ 1 May 2018

Interest rates likely unchanged until late 2019 – Nedbank

Nedbank Group’s Economic Unit forecasted on Monday that interest rates in South Africa will remain unchanged into late 2019

By Carin Smith
African Bank CEO up for a challenge
Article
/ 20 April 2018

African Bank CEO up for a challenge

Critical to success is a roll-out of transactional offerings and securing refinancing

By Staff Reporter
Finding wealth in a sea of poverty
Article
/ 20 April 2018

Finding wealth in a sea of poverty

The Davis tax committee says accurate data is needed before a wealth tax can be introduced

By Tebogo Tshwane
VBS Mutual Bank ‘severely mismanaged’ – SARB affidavit
Article
/ 11 April 2018

VBS Mutual Bank ‘severely mismanaged’ – SARB affidavit

SizweNtsalubaGobodo says there is reason to believe there has been fraudulent reporting and manipulation of financial information

By Lameez Omarjee
Court order could bankrupt South African History Archive
Article
/ 3 April 2018

Court order could bankrupt South African History Archive

Protecting and preserving historical records has been the cornerstone of SAHA’s work. But after a cost order, they could be out of business.

By Raeesa Pather
Court dismisses Public Protector’s appeal on Bankorp-CIEX costs order
Article
/ 29 March 2018

Court dismisses Public Protector’s appeal on Bankorp-CIEX costs order

The high court has dismissed Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application for leave to appeal a judgment that she pay 15% of the costs incurred by SARB

By Agency
Relief for consumers as CPI hits two-year low
Article
/ 20 March 2018

Relief for consumers as CPI hits two-year low

The SARB has managed to keep within its mandate to keep inflation at low levels.

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Bank failure rocks battling municipalities
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Bank failure rocks battling municipalities

The West Rand’s plight could be a harbinger of problems for municipalities invested in VBS being placed under curatorship

By Lynley Donnelly
Stokvels reel from VBS bank’s collapse
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Stokvels reel from VBS bank’s collapse

‘We thought the bank was a safe place to keep our money but now we have been thrown
in a dilemma’

By Staff Reporter
VBS bank could come out of curatorship stronger—
Treasury
Article
/ 12 March 2018

VBS bank could come out of curatorship stronger— Treasury

​National Treasury said placing VBS Mutual Bank under curatorship is a better option than liquidation

By Lameez Omarjee
SARB: VBS Mutual Bank is not being punished because it’s black-owned
Article
/ 11 March 2018

SARB: VBS Mutual Bank is not being punished because it’s black-owned

This notion that the Reserve Bank decided to attack a black bank has got to be condemned says central bank governor

By Tebogo Tshwane
​VBS liable to go bust
Article
/ 11 March 2018

​VBS liable to go bust

The mutual bank faces the possibility of going bust after the Treasury instructed municipalities to stop investing with it last year.

By Staff Reporter
On Mbeki, a R5 coin and the missing pages of history
Article
/ 21 February 2018

On Mbeki, a R5 coin and the missing pages of history

Will the ANC-led government honour Jacob Zuma the way it ought to have honoured Thabo Mbeki?

By Staff Reporter
Public Protector’s ABSA bailout report set aside
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Public Protector’s ABSA bailout report set aside

Mkhwebane personally on the hook to pay some of the Reserve Bank’s costs

By Yolandi Groenewald
Viceroy comes up short on Capitec
Article
/ 2 February 2018

Viceroy comes up short on Capitec

JP Verster was right about African Bank and Steinhoff but disagrees with Viceroy’s latest report

By Staff Reporter
CPI holds and the rand breaks R12
Article
/ 24 January 2018

CPI holds and the rand breaks R12

Finally, some good economic news!

By Thulebona Mhlanga
App-only bank aims to cut you in
Article
/ 19 January 2018

App-only bank aims to cut you in

Not only will your banking costs be greatly reduced, you could become a part-owner

By Lynley Donnelly
SARB stalls cuts in rates
Article
/ 18 January 2018

SARB stalls cuts in rates

“The challenge for government will be to find ways to finance the deficit in a growth-positive manner"

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Is the ANC bent on radical policies?
Article
/ 10 January 2018

Is the ANC bent on radical policies?

A closer look at the resolution of the ANC, shows that it won’t undertake a radical economic transformation agenda as suggested by media reports.

By Point Author
What’s on the cards for 2018?
Article
/ 5 January 2018

What’s on the cards for 2018?

Expect to fork out for budget shortfalls, free education and Eskom, but interest rates, fuel and food could provide some relief

By Lynley Donnelly, Thulebona Mhlanga and Tebogo Tshwane
​The ruling party moves for land, and the Reserve Bank
Article
/ 20 December 2017

​The ruling party moves for land, and the Reserve Bank

The ANC is seeking to amend the constitution to allow for expropriation of land without compensation and the nationalisation of the Reserve Bank

By Staff Reporter
Jury still out on economic hot potatoes
Article
/ 20 December 2017

Jury still out on economic hot potatoes

It is viewed as a “historical anomaly” that the reserve bank has private shareholders. It is recommended that the Reserve Bank be entirely state owned

By Lynley Donnelly
Bitcoin: a pocketful of cryptonite
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Bitcoin: a pocketful of cryptonite

Invest in the risky cryptocurrency only if you are prepared to lose everything

By Co-pierre Georg and Qobolwakhe Dube
No easy way out of Zim’s fiscal hole
Article
/ 23 November 2017

No easy way out of Zim’s fiscal hole

‘The Crocodile’ will have to rethink policies and appoint competent people to woo investors back into the water

By Lynley Donnelly
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