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  2. Development Bank of Southern Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Development Bank of Southern Africa is a South African development bank that focuses on promoting economic development and growth, [6] It aims to improve the quality of life for individuals and facilitate regional integration through investments in infrastructure and development financing. The DBSA's mandate emphasizes its role in ...

  3. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar. china – friend, mate (from Cockney rhyming slang china [plate] = "mate"). chow – to eat. coaster – a state of affairs that surpasses cool. pom – name for an English person originating from England.

  4. Jan S. Marais - Wikipedia

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    Founder & chairman of the Trust Bank of Africa. Spouse. Peggy. Children. 1 daughter. Jan S. Marais (April 23, 1919 - 2009) was a South African banker and politician. He was the founder and chairman of the Trust Bank of Africa, one of South Africa's largest banks. He was a National member of the Parliament of South Africa, and a critic of ...

  5. List of serial killers in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Basson, Pierre. The Insurance Killer, South Africa's First Recorded Serial Killer. 1903–1906. 9. 9+. Committed suicide to avoid apprehension. Murdered people in Claremont, Cape Town so he could get their life insurance. [5] Brown, John Frank.

  6. South African Reserve Bank - Wikipedia

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    Website. resbank.co.za. The South African Reserve Bank ( SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial conditions which World War I had brought. The SARB was only the fourth central ...

  7. North West (South African province) - Wikipedia

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    Venda. Devhula-Vhukovhela. North West ( Tswana: Bokone Bophirima; Afrikaans: Noord-Wes [ˈnuərt.vɛs]) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng and south of Botswana .

  8. African Bank Limited - Wikipedia

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    ZAR:28.695 billion (USD:1.583 billion) (2022) [2] Number of employees. 3,886 (2019) [1] African Bank Limited, is a retail bank in South Africa, that offers financial products and services. The Bank is licensed as a "locally controlled bank" by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). [3] Headquartered in Midrand, South Africa, the bank has a ...

  9. Heritage Day (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    Heritage Day ( Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.