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South African authorities take steps to regulate crypto assets

South African authorities take steps to regulate crypto assets

South Africa’s financial watchdog has classified cryptocurrency assets as financial products, a notice in the government gazette said on Wednesday, enabling them to be regulated., Reuters reported In the brief notice, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said a crypto asset, which it referred to as “a digital representation of …

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South Africa ends residency for religious workers

South Africa ends residency for religious workers

Foreign religious workers will no longer be eligible for work permits or permanent residency in South Africa, news site EWN reports quoting the country Home Affairs minister. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was appearing in front of a parliamentary committee investigating how controversial Malawian televangelist Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, fled …

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Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with Joe Biden at the White House

Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with Joe Biden at the White House

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet his US counterpart Joe Biden on September 16 to hold talks on a number of issues including trade and energy, the White House announced. “The leaders, building on their productive call in April and the US-South Africa Strategic Dialogue in August, will discuss …

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“South Africa is not xenophobic” – President Ramaphosa

"South Africa is not xenophobic" - President Ramaphosa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied claims that the southern African country is “a xenophobic nation”. His remarks follows comments made by a provincial health minister to a Zimbabwean patient undergoing treatment, which were viewed as blaming foreign nationals for the country’s ailing healthcare system. “You are killing my …

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