November 23, 2022
South Africa: Country Eyes Green Hydrogen Investment Worth U.S.$250 Billion
South Africa presented green hydrogen plan at the COP27 international climate conference in Egypt Read more »
November 14, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's Manufacturing Grew 2.9 Percent in September
South Africa's manufacturing production growth was underpinned by motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment Read more »
November 12, 2022
South Africa: Persistent Decline in South Africa's Mining Output
South Africa's mining production fell by 4.5 per cent year-on-year after a drop of 6.4 per cent the previous month Read more »
November 10, 2022
Kenya: Visa Free Travel - Kenya, South Africa Pact Boosts AfCFTA
For Kenyans to travel to South Africa, they were required to pay US$40 for the visa while they also had to provide proof they had sufficient funds and had booked return flight… Read more »
November 01, 2022
South Africa: Analyzing South Africa's Debt Trap
Debts are quite effective economic tools when used correctly. However, debts have been seen to hold people and nations accountable over time and space and sometimes push developing… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, SA Lead Fintech Growth As Sector Sees Massive Expansion
Mastercard has released a new study that indicates that fintech startups in Africa grew 81 per cent in 2021, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya emerging as key hubs on the… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Southern Africa: Airlink Acquires Stake in Privately-Owned FlyNamibia
The independent South African-based airline, Airlink, is acquiring a 40 per cent strategic equity holding in privately-owned Windhoek-based FlyNamibia. Read more »
October 13, 2022
South Africa: JSE, NYSE to Collaborate On Dual Listings, ETFs and Digital Assets
There's a fair probability that you've observed that certain companies have shares trading on different exchanges if you've looked up specific stocks or googled a company to check… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: South Africa Re-Elected As Member of ITU Council
In clear recognition of South Africa's critical role on the global telecommunications stage, the country was re-elected as a Council member of the International Telecommunication… Read more »
October 08, 2022
Africa: Patrice Motsepe - How He Made His Billions
Patrice Thlopane Motsepe has entrepreneurship baked in his bones. Read more »
South Africa: Shift From Dirty Coal Leaves Nation With Crippling Power Cuts
South Africa load shedding has entered a new stage dragging the economy down, power outages continue even as the country gears up to end coal energy dependency. Read more »
October 05, 2022
South Africa: U.S.$8 Billion to Transition South Africa to Clean Energy
Just weeks from the November scheduled COP 27 in Egypt, South Africa has officially announced plans to wean itself off its coal-dependency industries in under five years. Read more »
October 04, 2022
South Africa: American Fitness Wearables Fitbit to Accelerate Growth Strategy in South Africa
Since the days when the most advanced devices could count steps and calculate calories burnt, fitness trackers have advanced significantly. Read more »
October 03, 2022
South Africa: Why South Africa Is Losing Its Mining Investment Appeal
Mining MX the South African mining industry journal published its 2022 edition of the Mining Yearbook recently. Read more »
October 01, 2022
South Africa: BRICS Currency - Vision or Pipe Dream?
Countries that constitute the BRICS bloc first mooted the idea of a common reserve currency between them as far back as 2011. Read more »
September 29, 2022
South Africa: Mark Willcox, Veteran Deal Maker and Mvelaphanda Holdings Architect, Dies
Mark Willcox the former chief executive of Mvelaphanda Holdings which housed his and veteran African National Congress politician Tokyo Sexwale's business interests has died. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Southern Africa: Power Outages Could Hit ATMs, Filling Stations in South Africa, Zimbabwe
Humour has benefits beyond just making people laugh. It enables you to establish a connection with your audience, ease tension, boost status, cultivate trust, and persuade others… Read more »
September 26, 2022
South Africa: BCX and Alibaba Cloud Pen Deal to Bring Cloud Technologies to South Africa
Partnerships have largely driven technology innovation and global collaborations among tech companies, and Alibaba Cloud is not slowing down in committing itself to such… Read more »
September 20, 2022
South Africa: Growthpoint Signals Turnaround in JSE Listed Property Sector
Growthpoint Properties Limited published its financial results for 2021 on the 15th of September 2022. Read more »
September 19, 2022
South Africa: Liquid, Eutelsat Partner to Launch Satellite Ground Station in South Africa
Satellite connectivity provides a complement to terrestrial cellular and non-cellular networks in remote locations. Read more »
September 18, 2022
South Africa: Mike Teke South Africa's Charismatic Mining Tycoon
Mike Solomone Teke, the chief executive of Seriti Resources, often tells his daughter jokingly that the time he could have gone fully vegan is when he was growing up. Read more »
Africa: Three Countries Possess Over 50% of Continent's Total Wealth
As per this year's Africa Wealth Report issued by UK investments consultancy firm Henley & Partners in collaboration with South African wealth intelligence business New World… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Africa: Google U.S.$3.9 Million Fund for Tech Startups to Export Technologies
A US$3.980 million (Sh479.2 million) fund will help 60 black-founded African firms so they may export their technologies outside their nations, including 12 in Kenya. Read more »
September 08, 2022
South Africa: Amazon Web Services and Google to Extend Their Footprint in South Africa
Due to strong investment incentives, Africa's internet access is growing at one of the fastest paces in the world. Africa's youthful population and rapid urbanization are strong… Read more »
August 09, 2022
South Africa: Central Bank Identifies Cybercrime's Growing Threats to SA's Banking Sector
The last two decades have witnessed increased technology adoption in Africa. According to Forbes, there are more than 600 million total internet users in Africa. Read more »