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The REAL reason SA nurses are disappearing: They have a ticket to emigrate
Douglas Gibson asks: Where have our teachers and nurses gone?
Africa
Africa is home to seven of the 10 fastest growing economies globally. This section of Biznews targets existing and potential investors into the African continent. Editors curate the most important news about African business, infrastructure development and investment, including emerging market essentials, trade and development, economic insights, SADC, ECOWAS and EAC region reports.
Can Mboweni prevent a tax revolt? Sizing up taxpayer fatigue with SA govt
South African taxpayers are squeezed hard – harder than most, and get very little back from the government in exchange for money paid into the fiscus.
Dylan Stevenson: Back story to making Fourways Mall into one of SA’s biggest
In this special podcast, RMB’s Dylan Stevenson shares the story of the R2.4bn expansion of the Fourways Mall, doubling the centre to a 180,000 square metre giant.
Poverty stigma driving student hunger, study finds
Food insecurity affects millions of South Africans, but you’d think that a university student on a government bursary would be among the privileged few to escape.
Greg McKenzie: RMB’s connection to new supercraft – Virgin’s Airbus A350
In this insightful interview with Greg McKenzie, head of RMB’s Aviation division, we get the back story to the bank’s breakthrough into the global aviation’s big league through its co-funding for Virgin Atlantic of two A350-1000s, whose ticket price comes in at almost $200m each.
The Clover buyout: Why RMB had key role to play
RMB acted as the sole financial advisor, lender and structuring bank to a consortium of investors led by Israel’s Central Bottling Company Group.
Zimbabwean doctor-leader abducted – health crisis deepens – Cathy Buckle
Veteran Zimbabwe correspondent Cathy Buckle takes a look at the abduction this week from his home of Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association President, Dr Peter Magombeyi.
Africa’s most attractive investment: Egypt top of the pops, SA slides into third
Every year, RMB releases the Investment Attractiveness Rankings report, which lists the African countries from top to bottom and this year saw Egypt hold on to top spot.
New narrative needed to solve anti-migrant crisis; diversity expert
What’s really behind the ongoing murders of foreign nationals trying to eke out a living in South Africa? Depending on your politics, it’s either xenophobia or criminality, or a mixture of both.
“Othering” fellow Africans a dangerous new national sport – survey
Far from impoverishing South Africans, foreigners enrich our culture and economy, teaching us a thing or two – if we’re willing to learn.