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Investing
17 November 2025From mining to markets: Zipho grows his portfolio with Shyft
At 39, Johannesburg-based Zipho Buthelezi has built a career in mining while steadily growing his investment portfolio. Passionate about sports and driven by curiosity, he started investing years ago and now uses Shyft to manage his offshore strategy. We spoke to Zipho about his investment philosophy, lessons learnt, and how Shyft makes global investing seamless.
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Family
17 November 2025Reunite your family in SA this December
Shyft is giving one lucky entrant the chance to reunite their family this festive season by covering up to two return flights to South Africa. Share your story, and you could make this holiday season unforgettable.
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Move to Shyft
26 August 2025Migrate from OST to Shyft in just a few steps.
Easily switch from Online Share Trading to Shyft.



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To use Shyft, you must be a permanent resident of South Africa (someone who holds a valid South African green identity document or identity card), a foreign national residing in South Africa, or a Botswana resident. You must be 18 years or older.

Shyft is available to both Standard Bank/Stanbic and non-Standard Bank/Stanbic customers who are permanent residents of South Africa or Botswana. However, foreign nationals residing in South Africa must hold an active Standard Bank account to sign up for Shyft.

The app is free to download and use, but charges apply for certain transactions. Charges are displayed before each transaction is completed in the app, so you will always know exactly how much you are being charged and what the sum total of your transaction is.

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