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The Competition Tribunal’s blessing is the last regulatory hurdle for Dominic Sewela. But there’s the small matter of a big shareholder who wants more…
Bye-bye Peermont, hello world
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Why is the South African Civil Aviation Authority grounding planes?
The regulator has grounded 3,000 aircraft, claiming their engines are old. It risks gutting the industry it is supposed to develop…
Crypto ruling fuels fear of an offshore ‘free for all’
A high court ruling that cryptocurrency falls outside of South Africa’s exchange control rules may light a fire under regulators…
South Africa’s regulators need to get their crypto skates on
South Africa has dropped the ball on regulating digital assets – which puts it hugely at risk of missing out on the economic potential…
Shades of greylisting: Behind Old Mutual’s bloody nose
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will be hoping that global money-laundering authorities, weighing up whether to keep South Africa on a terrorism financing…
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