Tag: March 2023
NUMSA leadership failing to act in accordance with its constitution
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and its leadership have failed to act in accordance with the union's constitution, resulting in...
Icebolethu shares five new funeral trends
Icebolethu Group shared some new funeral trends that have become the new norm in the culture. These include casket carriage, white doves, gold shovels,...
Spot Money launches its Airtime Rewards Programme
South African digital bank, Spot Money, has introduced a rewards programme that offers customers 3.5% back in free airtime for card transactions using the...
FNB launches new credit products for those trying to build a...
FNB has announced new credit products, to “help South Africans get access to credit”. A new FNB Fusion account will offer a starting credit...
Public Sector Unions likely to accept government’s wage offer
At the end of March 2023, the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) told Daily Maverick it had embarked on “…a mandate-seeking process” with...
South Africa’s SOE recapitalisation initiatives are a growing fiscal risk
National Treasury briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on 14 March 2023, on all the State Owned Entities (SOEs) that have received...
Dis-Chem launches an ‘extra’ rewards programme for Health members
In early February 2023, Dis-Chem launched extra by Dis-Chem, offering their Dis-Chem Health policy holders’ access to an immediate 20% discount on 250 health,...
Nedbank launches its financial education game Chow Town
Nedbank has again upped its competitiveness by claiming to be the first African bank to launch an educational game on popular online gaming platform,...
Capitec identifies digital literacy as a key priority in education
Capitec’s new digital channel, MoneyUp Chat, aims to put digital literacy firmly inside financial literacy education. The channel provides free financial literacy short courses...
Standard Bank reports strong earnings despite SA’s current situation
The Standard Bank Group announced results for the twelve months to 31 December 2022. In spite of the Group reporting the highest headline earnings...