6 January-12pm news

# Pension Fund Members Question GIPF Loan Process.... # Standard Bank Namibia Unveils Simpler, Cheaper Banking.... # NAMFISA Urges Public to Verify Microlenders ..... # South Africa’s Free Market Foundation Calls for Fewer Race-Based Laws ......PLUS #Danish and Greenlandic talks with Vance, Rubio end in disagreement

# Standard Bank Cuts Fees to Boost Financial Inclusion.... # NAMFISA Warns Against Unregistered Microlenders.... # GIPF Housing Scheme Beneficiaries Raise Control Concerns ..... # South Africa: DA Backs Stronger Action on Foot-and-Mouth Disease ......PLUS #US to freeze visa processing for 75 countries

# Education Minister Hails Best Learners.... # German Embassy Streamlines Schengen Visa Applications.... # Ministry of Finance Moves to Ease Social Grant Challenges ..... # S.A’s Trade Union Urges Action to Protect AGOA Access ......PLUS #US inflation in line with expectations, but grocery prices continue to rise

# Schengen Visa Process Simplified, Says German Ambassador.... # Finance Minister Acts on Social Grant Payout Delays.... # Top 20 Exam Performers Celebrated by Education Minister..... # S.A’s President Highlights Climate Action as Economic Opportunity ......PLUS #Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting as death toll rises

# Hospital Access Upgrades on Track for April.... # Presidential Powers Over Speaker Leave Spark Criticism.... # S.A’s Madlanga Commission to Resume Public Hearings on 26 January ..... # Northern Nigeria Schools Reopen After Abduction Crisis ......PLUS #U.S President Trump weighs Iran meeting or action amid protest crackdown