EXCLUSIVE: Financial regulator clamps down on state-owned Ithala
The move by the central bank essentially winds down the company's deposit taking activities
31 January 2024 - 05:00
State-owned development agency Ithala’s ambitions of being a fully fledged bank were dealt a heavy blow after a repayment administrator was appointed to look after its affairs, in a move that essentially begins the process of winding down its deposit-taking activities.
The Reserve Bank has appointed Johan Kruger, one of SA’s leading investigators into Ponzi and pyramid schemes as Ithala’s repayment administrator after a court order in December...
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