MTN Group expects underlying earnings to rise as much as 23% in the first half of 2026, even as a writedown on its Iranian business and currency losses cut reported profit. Africa’s largest mobile operator forecast adjusted headline earnings per share of 775 cents to 808 cents, up 18% to 23% from 657 cents a…
Big-four bank Standard Bank’s IT spend reached R11.8 billion for the six months ended 30 June. Standard Bank Group says 72% of employees were active users of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, as of 30 June, with 87 use cases approved. This, as the bank continues to scale the deployment of technology and AI across…
In 2024, 25.1 million Africans were living in other countries on the continent. Labour migration has long been a defining feature of Africa’s economic landscape. Migrant workers on the continent are concentrated in certain sectors: agricultural and manufacturing together absorb roughly a fifth of migrant labour. Most migrants hold medium-skilled jobs alongside high and low…
Crew members of a Yemeni commercial ship who survived a deadly attack by Houthi rebels earlier this week said a second missile struck the vessel just as rescue efforts from the initial strike were underway, causing even more chaos and casualties. Three ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthis struck the ship in the Bab…
Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new forms of vulnerability. Collectively they’re known as a polycrisis. These have severe effects on countries in sub-Saharan Africa with high poverty levels where weak institutions and limited public resources make it harder to…
South Africa could put a satellite into orbit on a locally built rocket by 2030 – if someone finds R3-billion and the team building it grows sixfold. That is the ambition of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI), which is developing the liquid-fuelled Saffire engine and the two-stage commercial launch vehicle (CLV)…
More than two-thirds of citizens say they have considered moving abroad. Key findings A majority (61%) of São Toméans say that people in the subregion should be able to move freely across international borders in order to trade or work in other countries. o Six in 10 respondents (59%) say that in practice, crossing international…
Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema has cast his vote in the capital Lusaka, as he bids for a second term. The vote will test whether economic reforms by his government are enough to overcome concerns over the rising cost of living. Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes…
CAF Young Reporters Programme graduate shares the positive impact of the programme and how it has opened doors of opportunity. “CAF African Schools Football Championship created an ecosystem where young people discovered opportunities in journalism, broadcasting, photography” “To be part of one of Africa’s biggest sporting events and contribute to the coverage of the Women’s…
Swahili Honey is the retail brand of Central Park Bees, a Tanzanian business based in Dodoma that aggregates, processes and sells honey sourced from a network of rural smallholder beekeepers. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz spoke to co-founder and CFO Christopher Kadendula to find out more. Topics discussed during the interview…
