South Africa is running out of developers

South Africa is running out of developers

Anja Bates, head of data at Pnet A new report from Pnet shows that software development jobs are highly available but there is little competition for them among jobseekers. The difference between the number of software developers needed in the economy versus the number of qualified individuals applying for roles is so significant that there…

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Africa: Nala and Noah Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network for Africa and Asia

Africa: Nala and Noah Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network for Africa and Asia

NALA has partnered with UK-based payments infrastructure provider Noah to launch a cross-border settlement network that allows merchants in Africa and Asia to receive US dollar payments and convert instantly into local currencies using stablecoins. The new network is integrated into NALA’s B2B payments platform, Rafiki, which launched in March 2024. It targets global companies…

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Africa: Nala and Noah Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network for Africa and Asia

Africa: UN Chief Warns of a World in Chaos As Impunity and Unpredictability Spreads

In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability” – even as international cooperation is fraying at the moment it is most needed. Speaking in the General Assembly, he said the global system was under unprecedented strain from wars, division,…

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Africa: Nala and Noah Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network for Africa and Asia

Africa: The High Cost of Politics – Enabling Corruption and Fiscal Indiscipline in Africa

Elections are fundamental to democracy but their financial implications are escalating. Between now and 2027, many African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Congo, will hold elections. This is at a time when the rising cost of politics and campaign spending is rapidly changing the electoral landscape across the continent, with implications for democracy’s health. Campaigns,…

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Africa: Nala and Noah Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network for Africa and Asia

Africa: Has Africa Come of Age Now?

On Sunday, January 11, it was exactly 50 years that former Head of State General Murtala Mohammed made an anti-imperialist statement at a summit of African leaders in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. He was killed in an abortive coup on a Lagos street 33 days later, on February 13, 1976. He was succeeded by General…

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