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By year-end 2011, the South African banking sector boasted nearly 2700 branches, 10,000 ATMs and 100,000 point of sales (PoS) terminals, making for more than 10.7 commercial branches and 60 ATMs per 100,000 adults in the country, according to figures from the IMF. Yet a significant gap in access to banking services remains between well-covered...

Just as significant as its role as a gateway to Africa for foreign investors, South Africa is also the source of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows on the continent, as well as further afield in emerging markets globally and increasingly in developed markets. “In recent years foreign investment by South African corporations has been...

While agents and brokers have traditionally formed the key distribution channel for both short- and long-term insurance, a rapid shift in distribution mixes has unsettled traditionally fixed market shares. As newer and smaller direct insurers have gained significant market share in the past six years, in personal motor and property lines...

While financial markets in South Africa are already considered among the best-regulated in the world, the system is about to undergo some significant changes as the country transitions to a “twin peaks” model of oversight. The new framework will split regulation into two distinct areas, prudential and market conduct, the former concerned with...

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AngloGold Ashanti, with gold production of approximately 4m oz, is the world’s third-largest gold producer by production, with a presence in exploration, mining and marketing. Headquartered in Johannesburg, AngloGold Ashanti has 21 operations...

Often referred to as the Rainbow Nation, South Africa has a heterogeneous population which reflects its rich and sometimes turbulent history. The country has been known as a centre for gold and ivory trading since as long ago as 12,000 AD, with established trade routes to both India and China. By the mid-1600s, it had become a useful staging...