Managers of Wealth Africa

Are SA pay cheques getting smaller?

The problem, as the Reserve Bank says, salaries aren't increasing at the same rate as inflation.

The Rise Of Mauritius As A Family Office Destination

Risk mitigation and confidentiality is paramount to African UHNWIs

Kenya risks sanctions on cash handling rules

Yesterday, the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) boss Saitoti Maika warned that Kenya might be cited by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for non-compliance, leading to sanctions.

Contemporary Art From Africa Is Seizing Global Attention.

Here is your guide to six dynamic emerging art capitals: Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, and Marrakech.

WATCH: Absa PMI declines amid weak domestic demand

The September decline in Absa's headline PMI was led by a sharp drop in three of its five sub-components, namely new sales orders, purchasing inventories and business activity.

Brexit and world trade frictions give Africa opportunity to strut its stuff

The new African Continental Free Trade Agreement now covers the world’s largest free trade area.

East African countries top list for potential trade growth

This despite the region’s existing trade disputes and prevalence of non-tariff barriers.

How South Africa can create another Capitec

Capitec has grown into the largest bank in the country

It’s wrong to impose Western music business models on Africa’s fledgling industries

It’s therefore no surprise that digital music in African countries has been a topic at global music industries conferences.

Qatar has potential to set up a diamond bourse: South Africa envoy

Africa is rich in gold – South Africa and most of the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo); we can bring it here and refine it in the country, and make it into bullions,” Moosa told reporters during a recent business meeting in Doha.

Young Africans will “produce the magic” says AU chief

The Bank has invested more than $150 million in building technology hubs in Rwanda, Senegal and Cabo Verde

Africa’s tech boom will save economies and ruin lives

And then we have the mobile money boom in Africa with more people now owning a mobile money account than a bank account in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Tanzania: Bank of Africa Secures 22.9bn/ - Capital Injection

Our shareholders have entrusted us with a great responsibility

Pushing the boundaries of African hospitality (By Filippo Sona)

According to the annual African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey from W Hospitality Group, there are 75,000 branded rooms in 401 hotels in the pipeline across Africa

Bill Gates and Two African Billionaires Say Family Planning is Essential to Africa’s Future

Ibrahim said there is a controversial topic that can help Africa develop sustainable communities and cities: family planning.

Growth prospects dim for firms operating in Africa — PwC

The survey shows that only 27 per cent of chief executive officers in Africa are confident of their companies’ prospects of revenue growth over the next 12 months, a one per cent increase from last year.

Absa Eyes Double-Digit Growth in CIB, Business Banking in Africa

Deputy Chief Executive Officer Peter Matlare spoke to Bloomberg's Manus Cranny on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town.

Massive strike in South Africa’s banking sector is moving ahead

This will include protests across the country’s major metropoles, including some 15,000 to 20,000 protesters in Gauteng alone.

South Africa: Taking Center Stage: The Rise of Compliance Due Diligence in Africa

From the commentary, it was found that many countries in Africa were considered to have opaque legislative and regulatory frameworks, less predictable legal processes, and less consistent enforcement.

Black asset managers yet to sight uhuru

Only the fittest survive and normalisation of the asset management sector in SA remains slow

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