With the world in a state of economic turmoil, Africa is one place, which is still experiencing positive growth, offering endless investment opportunities. Standard Bank is passionate about improving the state of the African continent and so we are proud to announce that the Standard Bank Africa Forum is around the corner (27-29 October). Read more »
Some of the world’s leading jazz musicians will be running free teaching workshops for aspiring musical youngsters. These workshops, which take place in Newtown from August 27 to 29 will focus on the intricacies of jazz music as well as the industry as a whole.
The impressive list of artists includes the acclaimed Swiss harpist Andreas Vollenweider; Canadian trumpeter Ingrid Jensen; American pianist Bob Baldwin and saxophonist Marion Meadows as well as American jazz vocalist Arlee Leonard.
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Standard Bank has had a long and successful relationship with South African cricket and we’re proud to announce that this relationship has just been extended to include the sponsorship of the 2009 International Cricket Council (ICC) Trophy, which takes place in South Africa from 22 September to 5 October. Read more »
Social media by its very nature gives people a platform from which to voice their praise or criticisms, and Standard Bank welcomes both. Read more »
Standard Bank’s transformation initiatives in South Africa have been positively acknowledged by Empowerdex, the economic empowerment rating agency.
We have been “AA” rated a Level Three Contributor (overall score of 75.77 out of 100) in terms of South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry’s Code of Good Practice. We scored well in areas such as enterprise development, procurement and socio-economic development. Read more »