Mercantile launches a Private Bank. For entrepreneurs only.

Mercantile Bank has just launched a Private Bank that holds its very own form of differentiation – offering private banking exclusively to entrepreneurs. CE Karl Kumbier joined Alec Hogg in the CNBC Africa studios to unpack the bank’s new innovation.

Pierre Marais: there IS value to be found in SA’s post-election mining sector

South Africa is notorious for its achilles tendon, labour unrest. The most heavily impacted victim of strike action at the moment is the platinum sector, all relevant stakeholders have been severely affected by the halt of production, billions of rands have been lost in revenue and wages. And the market has responded accordingly, with share prices … Read more