Managers of Wealth Africa

Inside the World Bank's gamble on 'digital economies' in Africa

Discussions are already underway with a number of African governments — and pilot projects are set to be announced at the World Bank meetings in October.

Africa Investment Forum endorsed as a game changer for financing Africa’s infrastructure development

The Bank and the Government of Gauteng Province on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement to host the inaugural edition of the Africa Investment Forum from November 7 to 9, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa

SA presents 'exceptional' investment opportunity, says asset manager

Will the boom in consumer and business confidence translate into actual economic activity?

Capitec bank now the largest bank in sa survey finds

According to the Publisher Audience Measure Survey, Capitec is the largest bank in South Africa in terms of the number of clients who use it as their main bank.

Cyril to give update on investment drive

This is the second time in two months that Ramaphosa will be in the National Assembly to answer oral questions from MPs.

S/Africa ‘by far’ Africa’s richest, most advanced country

According to the report, at the end of 2017 the total private wealth held in South Africa amounted to about US$722 billion. Some 42 percent of this wealth is in the hands of HNWIs, it said.

We are not firing KPMG as auditor … yet, Nedbank says

Nedbank says it cannot change auditors without consent of its parent, Old Mutual, which is in the process of reducing its stake to under 20%

Meet John Ngumi, Kenya's Top Multi-Billion Deal Maker

“I cannot do any private deal in the oil and gas industry yet I see a number of deals. I can smell them. This pipeline will cost billions of dollars. I would love to be the man to raise the money,”

4 Challenges Faced by Female Entrepreneurs in Africa

Entrepreneurship is already a struggle on its own. But women in Africa fight even harder to live the entrepreneurial dream.

SA's 'Extremely Clever' Former Finance Minister Derek Keys Dies

"He was a brilliant guy. Everyone agreed that he came from the private sector to help the transition along."

Big banks’ deposits rise to N19.8trn in 3 months

New Telegraph’s findings show that there is now a lot of awareness among bank customers

Reasons for SA investors to smile

It is true that despite recent waves of optimism, South Africa is a long way off from solving some of its most serious challenges including poverty, joblessness, poor education, low economic growth, crime and corruption.

Don’t trust retirement advice from anyone under 65

The finishing line has been moved.

Financial services sector loses 1,500 jobs in a year

The survey found that the number of financial services (banking and insurance) employees dropped 2.3 per cent in 2017 from 65,000 the previous year, making it the fastest jobs shrinkage ever recorded in the sector.

Global philanthropy tips $1.5 trillion, report finds

Despite this, 58 percent of the foundations identified do not collaborate with other foundations.

Digital ways can help ease assessing credit risks

Choosing a process that will not encroach too deeply into individual’s privacy is a must

How financially free are you?

Seven steps to bring you closer to financial freedom.

Legislators focus on data privacy risks

Secondly, an increasingly weighty challenge is developing for businesses in terms of managing and protecting the growing amounts and richness of data being collected, used and processed.

It’s time to digitize the shared savings method African grandmothers have used for years

Now, the digitization of stokvels aims to empower a powerful but ignored sector of South African consumers.

Is there still a place for listed property in a diversified portfolio?

Growth, challenges under the spotlight.

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