The South African Reserve Bank is Considering Launching its Own Digital (Rand) Currency. The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) recently announced that it is commencing a feasibility study for a general-purpose retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). “The Sarb has embarked on a study to investigate the feasibility, desirability and appropriateness of a CBDC as...
Day: <span>31 May 2021</span>
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Clubhouse Hires TED’s Former Executive as Head of Thought Leadership Programming
The audio platform Clubhouse has hired Kelly Stoetzel, a former TED executive to head up thought leadership programming. Its been almost two weeks since Kelly joined the social-audio clip on her new role. According to Variety website, Kelly spend 17-years at TED as executive responsible for lining up the company’s famous TED Talks. At TED, she had...
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Woolies Opened a Standalone Liquor Store in Joburg
Mzansi’s food retailer Woolworths has opened a standalone liquor store WCellar. The new store is located at Nicolway, Bryanston, Johannesburg According to news reports, the retailer said the liquor shop offers wines, beers, craft beers, ciders, and spirits. The aim is to open another WCellar store in the Gauteng region, with a view to rolling...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa Moves SA to Adjusted Alert Level 2 Starting from Today
Here is the full statement or watch the playback of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sunday (May 30) address to the nation on developments regarding the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. WATCH The Video: Fellow South Africans, It has been some time since we last held a family meeting. When I last spoke to you, exactly...