Tag: South Africa
South Africa to Start Work on Stablecoin Regime and Tokenization
Alongside many countries, South Africa has been ironing out its approach to crypto. Last year, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the F [...]
Global shipping rates set to surge as carriers avoid Red Sea
The global supply chain is feeling the fallout from Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking vessels in the Red Sea. Freight prices are set to jump Monday, [...]
Jury Convicts Hedge-Fund Manager Accused of Rigging Foreign-Exchange Market
Updated Oct. 25, 2023 6:04 pm ETA London hedge-fund manager accused of manipulating the foreign-exchange market was convicted Wednesday of fraud in a [...]
Phala Phala Farm: S. Africa SARB Says Can’t Conclude Ramaphosa Broke Forex Rules
The South African Reserve Bank, after a yearlong investigation, couldn’t conclude if President Cyril Ramaphosa broke the law when he kept foreign curr [...]
Policy flaws chasing Forex from the formal market
It is estimated that US$2.5 billion is circulating outside the formal banking system in [...]
What are popular baby names associated with travel? See the lists
Baby Emma, David or Elizabeth? Not for American parents Caitlin and Luke McNeal.Rather than naming their children after grandparents, biblical figures [...]
Flight bookings for leisure and business travel top 2019 levels
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, global leisure and business flights have risen to levels not seen since 2019.That's according to t [...]
South Africa’s economy threatening downturn
DURBAN, South Africa - April 16, 2022: Massive debris at the Durban harbor following heavy rains, mudslides, rain and winds in Durban. The harbour ser [...]
Companies bet employee benefits will help them in ‘Great Reshuffle’
Paul Bradbury | OJO Images | Getty ImagesMillions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-li [...]
The 4 types of vacations that may be hard to book in 2022
After two years of living with Covid-19, travelers are making big vacation plans again.But not every type of trip may be available this year, travel p [...]
These countries have the lowest Covid vaccination rates in the world
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine to a woman in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 04, 2021.Sumaya Hisham | ReutersBurundi, the Dem [...]
Why Moderna, Pfizer and the NIH debate who owns the Covid vaccine
It's been well over a year since a landmark proposal brought the issue of patent waiver for the mRNA Covid vaccine to the spotlight. But many observer [...]
Omicron wave seems to have peaked in South Africa, London next?
Health workers at Steve Biko Academic Hospital on Jan. 19, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa.Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty ImagesIn a matter of [...]
Omicron less likely to cause hospitalization, UK government study says
Christmas shoppers in London on Dec. 23, 2021.Hasan Esen | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesLONDON — People are far less likely to be admitted to hospi [...]
Omicron variant has lower risk of hospitalization, studies suggest
A health worker packages a coronavirus swab test at a Testaro Covid-19 testing site in the Goodwood district of Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursda [...]