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Money and ageing

Study shows cash grants help people live longer and have better memory function ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Nearly half of South Africa’s 60 million people receive social grants, ranging from child support to pensions. The grants are designed to provide financial assistance to people living in poverty. The largest components of …

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Uganda still secretive on oil and gas money

Visiting transparency body says government should give citizens more information Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Representatives of civil society organisations working in Uganda’s extractives sector (oil, gas and mining) want money and more freedom to check on the government’s pledge to be transparent and accountable to Ugandans. That is what …

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The Future of Money

How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance ART | ESWAR S. PRASAD | Are cryptocurrencies the next big investment, a fad, or a currency that will transform the economic and financial landscape? What are some of the advantages and shortcomings of digital currencies? Who will benefit from these new …

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For money, the media allowed to be captured

Now the party appears to be over and the cleaning up of the financing models must start COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | The National Association of Broadcasters, media managers and experts, the ministries of Finance and that of ICT and National Guidance, are debating whether the government should give its advertising …

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South African central bank vows to tackle money laundering

Johannesburg, SA | Xinhua | The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the country’s central bank, said it is committed to the fight against money laundering. The SARB made the remarks in a statement on Friday after the Financial Action Task Force, a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, placed South Africa …

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Trade-based money laundering

New report sheds light on illicit activity in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | A new report analysing the scope and characteristics of global trade-based money laundering has found that the illegal activity poses complex problems for law enforcement and undermines development; especially in poorer countries like Uganda. The study, …

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