The cheapest bank accounts in South Africa: Capitec vs FNB vs Absa vs Nedbank vs Standard Bank and more
The Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) has published its latest Banking Charges report for 2023, showing how pricing at South Africa’s biggest banks compares, based on different user profiles. Solidarity’s banking fee comparison is based on four different transaction profiles, split across four different groups. The 12 and 17 transaction profiles are most commonly associated with […]
Turkey’s President Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency for quake-hit regions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 of the country’s provinces Tuesday. Turkey, and neighboring Syria, are reeling from two consecutive earthquakes — the region’s strongest in nearly a century — that have devastated huge swathes of territory, taking lives and buildings with it. At the time of […]
Investors on strike in South Africa
Investors have lost faith in South Africa’s government and have halted investment despite a wealth of opportunities, the head of the country’s biggest employer in the crucial mining industry said. More than 200 days of power cuts last year and blackouts every day so far in 2023 have dented confidence, as has the poor performance […]
