Standard Bank.
- Standard Bank will close 104 branches as early as this month, after previously announcing that only 91 will be shut.
- Almost half of the branches are in Gauteng.
- Key locations, including Hyde Park and East Rand Mall, will be affected.
- For more, go to Business Insider SA.
On Monday, Standard Bank announced the full list of branch closures - and more branches than expected will close down.
Earlier this year, Standard Bank said it would close 91 of its branches. But this has now been increased to 104 – 17% of all its branches. Gauteng will be worst hit, with 49 branches due to close by as early as this month.
See also: A 260km trip to the bank: here’s how hard Standard Bank’s branch closures will hit the Northern Cape, Free State, and other provinces
Branches in a number of key locations – including Hyde Park, East Rand Mall, the Mbombela branch, Mitchell’s Plain and Hout Bay – will be closed.
Standard Bank initially expected 1,200 of its staff to be affected by the closures, but given the expanded list, more people could lose their jobs.
Read more: Standard Bank's branch closures: The most radical single action by a SA bank in decades
Here’s the full list of branches that will be closed:
Gauteng
- Alberton
- Arcadia
- Baramall
- Benmore Gardens
- Bloed Street
- Bracken City
- Brixton
- Chilli Lane
- Cosmo
- Dainfern Square
- Daveyton
- East Rand Mall
- Edenvale
- Ellis Park
- Florida
- Forest Hill
- Hillcrest Boulevard Pta
- Hyde Park
- Industria
- Irene Mall
- Johannesburg
- Kempton
- Kwa Thema
- Lambton
- Lyttelton
- Malvern
- Melrose Arch
- Menlyn
- Menlyn Maine
- Mogale BC
- MTN
- Newtown Junction
- Norwood
- Palm Springs
- Parkview
- Randburg
- Randfontein
- Randridge Mall
- Rivonia
- Rosslyn
- Sandton (Alice Lane)
- Soshanguve Crossing
- Sunward Park
- Unisa
- West End
- Wonderboom Junction
- Woodbridge Square
Eastern Cape
- Alexandria
- Barkly East
- Cala
- Linton Grange
- Molteno
- Summerstrand
Free State
- Bultfontein
- Jagersfontein
- Kestell
- Lindley
- Marquard
- Phuthaditjhaba
KwaZulu-Natal
- Dales Avenue
- Hilton
- Isipingo
- Mandini
- Musgrave Road
- Theku Plaza
- Tugela Ferry
- Umkomaas
- Watercrest
- West Street
Limpopo
- Bochum
- Bopedi
- Namakgale
Mpumalanga
- Amersfoort
- Evander
- Kamaqhekeza
- Kwa Guqa
- Mbombela
- Ogies
Northern Cape
- Britstown
- Diamond Pavilion
- Hanover
- Kenhardt
- Kuruman
- Philipstown
- Sishen
- Strydenburg
- Sutherland
North West
- Cachet Park Student Bureau
- Klerksdorp
- Moruleng
- Tower Mall
Western Cape
- Belhar
- De Rust
- Grassy Park Mini
- Hout Bay
- Melkbosstrand
- Mitchell's Plain
- Mutual Park
- Philippi
- Plumstead
- Rawsonville
- Strand
You can find the full list of all the closures on Standard Bank’s website.
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