UK weighs dropping pre-departure COVID tests for visitors
The United Kingdom (UK) is considering scrapping its pre-departure Covid-19 test requirement for vaccinated travelers entering ...
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Interest rate hike warning for South Africa
South Africa is likely to see at least three interest rate hikes in 2022 as the ...
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Shopping on Facebook, TikTok and other social media expected to hit over R16 trillion by 2025
Shopping on social networks such as Facebook, TikTok and WeChat is going to grow three times ...
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DP World to build US$1.1bn superport in Senegal
Dubai port operator, DP World has signed an agreement with the government of Senegal to develop ...
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Sanlam in failed bid to increase stake in Moroccan insurer
Sanlam's attempt to increase its stake in a Moroccan general insurer has not materialised due to ...
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Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value
Apple on Monday became the first company in the world to hit US$3 trillion (R48 trillion) ...
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Americans invested a record R80bn in African tech start-ups in 2021
Africa’s technology startups raised a record $5 billion this year as US investors piled into companies ...
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SWF and public pension fund assets hit record US$31.9trn – report
Assets held by the world’s sovereign wealth and public pension funds rose to a record US$31.9 ...
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2021 the best year for SA stocks in more than a decade as Richemont rallies 84%
South African stocks are closing out their best year since 2009, although the gains have little ...
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SA pathology groups agree to lower Covid-19 rapid antigen test price to R150 or less
The Competition Commission and South Africa's three largest private pathology groups, Pathcare, Lancet and Ampath, have ...
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