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We are excited to introduce Absa Voices. This is where we share the views and perspectives of colleagues, subject matter experts from business and stakeholders on a variety of interesting topics.
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By Dr Reaan Immelman, Head: Education Delivery According to Stats SA, 63.4% of South Africa’s unemployed people are between the ages of 15 and 34, and more than half of South...
By Babongile Mandela: Absa, Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives, Corporate Citizenship and Natalia Olszewska-van der Merwe: Absa, Senior Manager - Corporate Citizenship According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more...
By Simi Siwisa, Head of Absa Group Public Policy Digital currencies have been around for a decade, yet the regulatory systems governing them are fragmented, ineffective, and in some countries,...
By Dr Lesego Rametsi, Group Head Of Health & Wellness All doctors can vividly remember two moments in their careers: the first baby they delivered and their first patient that died....
Ina Steyn, Absa Group’s Head of Resilience “Business resilience is now more important than ever before,” says Ina Steyn, Absa Group’s Head of Resilience. “There are so many good stories of...
By Dr Roze Phillips, Group Executive for People and Culture at Absa Remote working has been a consistent trend for some time now. In response to COVID-19, organisations have been...
By Shirley Webber, Head of Natural Resources and Energy, CIB It could take up to six months for many mining companies to return to normality because of the national shutdown...
By Shirley Webber, Head of Natural Resources and Energy, CIB Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Head of Natural Resources Shirley Webber has predicted that the current reduced demand for oil...
By Marie Jamieson, Head of Marketing and Corporate Relations for ARO (Absa Regional Operations) In 2016, when Barclays PLC announced it was reducing its ownership of Barclays Africa Group Limited to...
Tshepo Maeko, Agriculture: Absa Regional Operations There are few things more traditional and widespread than agriculture in Africa. While the continent holds around 60% of the world's uncultivated arable land,...