JOHANNESBURG - VBS Mutual Bank will retrench about 90 workers in a bid to reduce costs.
The move comes after claims that nearly R2-billion was looted from the bank.
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An investigation was launched after the South African Reserve Bank placed the bank under curatorship back in March.
A recent report implicated various public officials in the looting.
But the Progressive Professionals Forum says the institution shouldn't be closed and instead, a strategy should be put in place to save it.
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The PPF is a body of professionals, academics and entrepreneurs who contribute towards the country's development through their expertise and resources.
The organisation is supportive of the ANC and its policies.
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PPF deputy president, Kashif Wicomb, spoke to eNCA.
