Sub-Saharan Africa is a global leader in the development of mobile financial services. Out of every ten mobile transactions worldwide, seven occur in Africa. The rapid spread of fintech, in which the Central Bank of Kenya played a key role, gave rise to the rapid development of the economic development and innovation. How It All…
First National Bank (FNB) has been named Africa’s Best SME Bank for 2026 at the Global Finance Awards, recognising its support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the continent. The award highlights FNB’s role in helping entrepreneurs access banking services, funding and business support. SMEs are widely regarded as the backbone of many…
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania’s hosting of the Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) Inspection and Audit Training has drawn attention from aviation stakeholders, who see the event as a sign of the country’s growing role in advancing technical expertise and safety standards within Africa’s aviation industry. The five-day programme, being held in Dar es Salaam under…
The Africa Prosecutors Association has inaugurated its permanent headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, in a landmark move aimed at deepening cooperation among prosecution services across the African continent. The inauguration was presided over on June 10, 2026, by Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions and APA President Renson M. Ingonga, who described the development as a defining…
MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman MTN South Africa is targeting between R4-billion and R6-billion in savings by 2029 under a sweeping “structural reset” that its new CEO, Ferdi Moolman, insists is a restructuring of the business rather than a simple cost-cutting exercise. Presenting at MTN Group’s capital markets day on Wednesday, Moolman positioned the…
Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Ayo Olusegun Omosehin, has said that despite the recorded gap in Africa’s insurance penetration, the continent commands an estimated $68 billion premium pool, signalling strong underlying demand where access exists. Omosehin who spoke in a high-level panel discussion at the 52nd African Insurance Organisation Conference in Cairo Egypt, challenged the regional…
Washington, DC — In February, U.S. Congress passed a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This came after a year of foot-dragging which resulted in the temporary lapse of the trade preference program. Meanwhile, China extended duty-free access to 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. The juxtaposition of these…
To keep murders on a downward trajectory, South Africa must prioritise and fund interventions that prevent family violence. The number of murders is plummeting in South Africa. Or is it? And if so, is it because of policing or something else? And what about violence in homes, where most of the country’s serious assaults occur?…
Threats and deadly conflict over migration are spreading fast in South Africa. This is hugely worrying and could result in widespread injury and killings, as it has in the past. The region’s investment prospects could be dimmed too, due to perceptions of political instability. The need for effective responses is real and urgent. The death…
Another nine people were injured at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday.
