In an eerie echo of its competitor, Absa earlier this week, Standard Bank interim results showed its earnings in African regions (outside SA) were up 65%.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has confirmed that Duncan Pieterse has been appointed as the new director-general at the National Treasury.
The National Treasury will soon have a new director-general (DG) as the era of civil servants with deep roots in the struggle comes to an end, writes Sam Mkokeli.
Duncan Pieterse, a young economist who has been central in the crafting of National Treasury’s R254bn Eskom debt relief, has emerged as the front runner for the position of director-general.