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4 unusual facts about Standard Bank


Ferreirasdorp

Ferreira’s Mine stope, preserved within the Standard Bank precinct as one of Johannesburg’s first sub-surface digging mines.

Kia Sportage

In South Africa, the Sportage took the 2013 Standard Bank People's Wheels Award for "SUVs and Crossovers – City & Suburban".

National Youth Jazz Festival

The Jazz Festival—sponsored by Standard Bank—has been running since 1989, and the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival (NYJF) has been in existence since 1991.

Stephan Swanepoel

He played at the Standard Bank Cup of 2002, the Six Nations Challenge of 2004, and the 2006 Intercontinental Cup.



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African Banking Corporation

In 1920 ABC opened a branch in Windhoek, South West Africa, but later that year Standard Bank of South Africa acquired ABC.

Christopher John Banda

He collapsed in the game from his club Kuchekuche Stars against Man Tour in a qualifying game for Standard Bank Fam Cup and died later at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe.

Partnership Africa Canada

Alan Martin went on to criticise major European banks, such as Barclays, for having investments in some of the Zimbabwe banks involved in the sale of diamonds; saying "By facilitating these transactions, Barclays, Stanbic (Standard Bank) and the IFC are participating in diamond-related violence".

Standard Bank Centre

The Standard Bank Centre is a skyscraper in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa.