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Wendy Lucas-Bull appointed as non-executive Director of Barclays PLC

19 September 2013

Barclays Africa Group Limited (formerly Absa Group Limited) announces that its Chairman, Wendy Lucas-Bull, will join the Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank boards as a non-executive director with immediate effect. […]

South Africa wins the One Harmony Choir Festival

10 September 2013

On Saturday, 13 Barclays Africa countries took part in the One Harmony Choir Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. The One Harmony Choir Festival is a highlight on the Barclays Africa […]

Barclays Bank Egypt begins 2013 summer internship programme

9 September 2013

As every year, Barclays Bank Egypt launched the 2013 Summer Internship Programme (SIP). This programme provides university students the opportunity to experience working in a bank and gain vital practical […]

One Harmony Choir festival unites musical talent from the continent

6 September 2013

Choirs from 12 African countries will compete for the top honours in the 9th annual One Harmony Choir Festival at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre on Saturday. The event will be […]

Barclays Africa to host Business Journalism Master Class at Highway Africa

29 August 2013

The 17th annual Highway Africa Conference, one of Africa’s largest gatherings of journalists, media practitioners and media owners under one roof, gets underway in Grahamstown on Sunday. Highway Africa has […]

Absa Life gets the approval to rebrand to Barclays Life in Botswana

28 August 2013

Absa Life Botswana (Pty) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Absa Financial Services Limited (AFS), has received approval from the relevant authorities in South Africa and Botswana to change its […]

Support for Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day

19 August 2013

Financial services group Barclays Africa is supporting a global awareness campaign aimed at raising funds towards the building of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital. The hospital is a unique project […]

Let’s ‘Go-To’ Africa

16 August 2013

Today we officially embark on the exciting journey of becoming the ‘Go-To’ bank in Africa. The combination of the majority of the Barclays Africa businesses with Absa was the next […]

Absa and Barclays play key role at African Microfinance Conference

14 August 2013

In the quest to improve financial inclusion on the continent, Absa and Barclays have become actively involved in the sixth African Microfinance Conference. Representatives from more than 25 African countries […]

Headline earnings 8% up

30 July 2013

Absa Group reports 8% increase in HEPS; sets out investment in revenue growth. Absa Group today reported an 8% increase in headline earnings to R4 663 million from R4 313 […]