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South Africa at risk of another own goal | SA News

Malcolm Libera
 ·9 Oct 2025

South Africa is expected to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list later this month, but new corruption revelations could derail that progress and end up being an own goal for the country.

This is according to Stanlib Chief Economist Kevin Lings, who noted that the chances of being removed from the grey list are real, but so too are the risks of it being delayed. 

“It’s a distinct possibility. We were put on the grey list in February 2023, so we’ve been on it for about two and a half years. Since then,…

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