Katja Hamilton articles

Nutrition

Cracking down on obesity in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 19 Apr 2023

Source: :©welcomia via 123RF.

Economy

Hold-ups in SA work visa applications set to worsen despite policy reform, authorities warn

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

Healthcare

Putting health at the heart of climate action

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

Source: Source: Hennie Ferreira, chief executive officer of Osidon.

Fintech

Finance 2.0 is finally here thanks to Osidon and Discovery!

Katja Hamilton 5 Apr 2023

NHI

NHI excludes asylum seekers from healthcare service coverage, legal advisers warn

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Market surprise takes benchmark repo rate to a 2009 high

Katja Hamilton 30 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Xapo Bank, Seamus Rocca.

Banking

Xapo's Seamus Rocca ushers in a new era of hybrid banking

Katja Hamilton 27 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

EFF national shutdown: It's not business as usual

Katja Hamilton 20 Mar 2023

Financial Services

Can QR code payments co-exist in a tap-to-pay world?

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Juliet Houghton, the chief executive officer of the Southern African HIV Clinician’s Society.

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: SA prepares to roll out new HIV treatment plan for children

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Fundi Tshazibana, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank announces the launch of Payshap!

Financial Services

FNB, Standard Bank, Absa and Nedbank offer first cloud-based instant payments service

Katja Hamilton 13 Mar 2023

Source: GIBS Business School. Chairman of the new Resource Mobilisaton Fund.

Economy

Introducing the new Resource Mobilisation Fund

Katja Hamilton 9 Mar 2023

Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.

Healthcare

Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters. Paul Mashatile is President Cyril Ramaphosa's second in command.

Economy

The Big Reshuffle: Can SA's new national executive save the day?

Katja Hamilton 7 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Tristanne Farrell, senior investment manager at Investec Wealth & Investment, Cape Town.

Markets & Investment

Investec backs art as an alternative investment

Katja Hamilton 2 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation delivered her keynote address at the opening of the 14th International Congress of Human Genetics at the CTICC this week.

Medical Research

South Africa at coalface of genetics research

Katja Hamilton 23 Feb 2023

Source: iStock.

Budget Speech

#Budget2023: Fresh billions in debt relief for Eskom announced

Katja Hamilton 22 Feb 2023

Source: Western Cape Government

Economy

#Sopa2023: Winde hits road running with R1bn commitment to energy resilience in WCape

Katja Hamilton 16 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2023: South Africans are staring down the barrel as state of disaster is reinstated

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Standard Bank's chief economist, Goolam Ballim.

Economy

Standard Bank's chief economist: Emigration is a budding threat to South Africa's public finances

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2023