Banking

Banking in South Africa

Standard Bank

Standard Bank is a South African-based financial services company with a global presence. We operate from 17 African countries and 21 countries on other continents, including the key financial centres of Europe, the Americas and Asia.

General Enquiries ( SA ) 0860 123 000
General Enquiries ( INT ) +2711 299 4701
Telephone Banking 0860 123 108

ABSA

Absa Group Limited is one of South Africa’s largest financial services organisations, serving personal, commercial and corporate customers in South Africa.

The Group also provides products and services to selected markets in the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore and Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe in Africa.

General Enquiries ( SA ) 0860 008 600
General Enquiries ( INT ) 0860 008 600
Head Office +27 11 350 4000

First National Bank

First National Bank (FNB) is the oldest bank in South Africa and traces its origins back to the Eastern Province Bank which was formed in Grahamstown in 1838. Today, FNB trades as a division of FirstRand Bank Limited.

We provide a full range of banking services to individuals. This includes savings and deposit accounts, credit cards, overdraft facilities, cheque accounts and loans. In addition, our Business Banking Division offers services and solutions that meet the needs of enterprises - both large and small - throughout the country.

General Enquiries ( SA ) +27 11 371 2111
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24. Apr. 2024 Cape Argus

Home Affairs rejects almost 9 000 ‘refugees’ in 12 months

Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) processed 10 643 newcomer asylum applications in five refugee reception centres during the 2022/23 financial year, and rejected 8 948 of them, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi revealed in Parliament. Although lobby groups are pushing against what they deem to be anti-foreigner sentiment from the DHA, a city activist grouping says Motsoaledi’s figures were slightly down from last year. The term “refugees” refers to people who have fled wars or persecution, while “asylum seekers” describes people who claim to be refugees but whose claim has not been reviewed. DA MP Adrian Roos asked Motsoaledi for the number of newcomer asylum applications processed for each refugee reception centre in the previous financial year, and how many were rejected as “unfounded”, “manifestly unfounded”, and those granted. V.4805

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