Cash addiction is costing South Africa billions

Cash addiction is costing South Africa billions

South Africans’ heavy reliance on cash, instead of using advanced digital payment rails, costs the economy more than R30-billion/year. This is according to Tim Masela, head of the National Payments System at the Reserve Bank, whose commentary in the Payments Association of South Africa’s (Pasa’s) annual report notes that positive strides taken to digitise the…

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Africa: Carbon Markets May Unleash Billions of Tons in Emissions, Power Shift Africa Warns

Africa: Carbon Markets May Unleash Billions of Tons in Emissions, Power Shift Africa Warns

Nairobi — Carbon markets could release 1.5 to 2.5 gigatonnes of new emissions annually, fueling more pollution in Africa, a recent report by Power Shift Africa has revealed. The report titled “Why Carbon Markets Are a Dangerous Distraction for Africa” shows that carbon markets lead to further carbon pollution, delay real climate solutions, enable corporate…

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