AI is moving from experimentation into core banking, while payments and digital platforms become increasingly important sources of growth. (Image created via Gemini) South Africa’s major banks are embedding artificial intelligence (AI) deeper into their operations, as they shift digital transformation beyond technology rollouts towards measurable financial outcomes. According to PwC South Africa’s Major Banks…
Kigali — Agriculture remains underfunded in Africa as governments struggle to deliver on decades-old promises to dedicate 10% of national income to agriculture. But for many farmers, mobilising finance is only half the battle. Reaching smallholder farmers in the last mile with the little available finance remains a challenge. Some of the funding is heavily…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, The 25 basis-point hike is the first raise in three years and comes ahead of critical midterm elections in the United States. The United States Federal Reserve has said it will raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as inflation, driven by soaring fuel prices amid the US-Iran war,…
As stated in President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14204, “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa,” the United States remains gravely concerned about racially motivated crime and government-sponsored discrimination occurring against the Afrikaners and other minority populations in South Africa, including race-based discriminatory legislation, threats of land expropriation without compensation, and incitement of…
MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Ferdi Moolman has worked for MTN for most of his career, but until he took over as CEO of its South African business late last year, almost none of that work was done in South Africa. He left the country at the turn of the century, ran MTN Nigeria…
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange participated in The Gathering: Cities Edition held last week in Cape Town on Friday, 11 September. The event brought together government, technology and business leaders to discuss what South African cities need in order to become smarter and more connected. At the event Binance raised a…
(L/R) Harold Hamm, chairman of Continental Resources, shakes hands with PDVSA Executive Vice President Jovanny Martinez after signing an agreement during the third day of the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston, Texas on September 16, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty Images Continental Resources on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding…
President William Ruto currently on a tour of Nyanza region. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO By any serious measure, Senator Edwin Sifuna has become a problem President William Ruto can no longer laugh away. For months, the establishment treated the Nairobi senator as political noise: an ambitious young lawyer, an ODM firebrand, a man supposedly enjoying…
Meta is preparing to expand its wearable portfolio with a camera-free pair of smart glasses, codenamed “Luna,” aimed at mitigating privacy and surveillance concerns associated with head-worn cameras. According to a report from The Information, the company plans to preview the device at its annual Meta Connect conference on September 23 and 24, with commercial…
Nigeria’s social media growth industry has spent the past few years building genuine technical infrastructure and market trust at home. A newer, less discussed pattern is now emerging alongside it, several Nigerian-built platforms are beginning to serve customers well beyond Nigeria’s own borders, extending into Ghana and Kenya as real, distinct markets rather than incidental…
