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Welcome Remarks: SADC Sustainable Finance Forum 2025
Framed by her mountains, oceans, biodiversity and vibrant communities, Cape Town is a place where nature, people, and history meet. It is home to the unique fynbos, which is part of the Cape Floristic Region, which I’m told is the smallest in size but richest in diversity. It is also a city of immense cultural richness, a place where many histories converge, and where social resilience is visible in every corner, from Bo-Kaap to Khayelitsha.
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Read MoreFrom Commitment to Action: Building South Africa’s Green Economy Together.
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) theme, “In Solidarity for a Green Economy,” emphasized global cooperation in advancing a sustainable and resilient economy. In response to this, South Africa’s agenda has been, “From Commitment to Action: Building South Africa’s Green Economy Together,” which underscores the critical need to transform global and national climate commitments into tangible, actionable steps at the local level.
Read MoreBASA Statement on the 21 May 2025 Budget
Read More10 Ways to Identify and Avoid Fake Investment Opportunities
Read MoreThe Provision of Home Affairs Services at Bank Branches
Read MoreProject Big Bang results in 32% drop in ATM bombings
Read MoreWarning to South Africans With Banking Apps on Their Phones
Several prominent South African banks say they have seen a marked uptick in banking app fraud impacting their customers.KnowBe4 Africa recently warned that thieves are increasingly targeting smartphones to gain access to banking apps. However, Absa, Capitec, Discovery Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank say phishing is a more significant threat.
Read More2025 Budget Speech Statement
The 12 March 2025 Budget Speech sets out proposals to keep the national debt in check and increase necessary spending on social security and infrastructure, while more far-reaching fiscal and economic reforms are negotiated in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
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