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At just 10 years old, Ntando Vilakazi is the best speller in Gauteng. She trounced the competition in the Nedbank Spell It Challenge. The challenge is an initiative to help boost children's literacy skills and broaden their vocabulary.

South Africa's Nedbank has acquired a 20% in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), consolidating its banking alliance with one of the leading pan-African banking institutions.

Nedbank's Talk4Success initiative invites successful South Africans to inspire a "can-do" attitude in the country's best and brightest. The initiative kicked off in Johannesburg and will run countrywide until September.

Small businesses employ some 65% of working South Africans; Nedbank and the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship have partnered to support these businesses through access to mentorship and tailored financial services.

The Nedbank Corporate Property Finance Academy graduation ceremony recognised 14 driven Nedbank employees for successfully completing the academy's accredited programme.

The 2010 Fifa Word Cup has breathed new life into Johannesburg's Rand Stadium. The 60-year-old venue has been given a multi-million rand facelift in order to serve as a training facility in 2010, representing one of many magnificent spin-offs of the event.

Richard Sterne captured the South African Open after a playoff on Sunday to win his second Sunshine-European Tour co-sanctioned event in succession, following his victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek the week before.

South African financial services group Nedbank and American technology company Advanced Micro Devices have entered into a partnership to provide technology solutions to five historically disadvantaged schools in the country.