The rate of banking sector-related contact crimes such as branch-before-deposit and ATM-after-withdrawal robberies are in sharp decline as criminals find higher rates of success through digital means to defraud people. According to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre’s (Sabric’s) Annual Crime Statistics 2024 report, robberies dropped 35% year on year in 2024, with associated…
MTN Zakhele Futhi’s only asset is MTN shares. As MTN’s empowerment fund starts to wind down, the picture for shareholders looks bleak given that its shares have fallen sharply and dividends have been sparse. MTN Zakhele Futhi (MTNZF) was launched in 2016 to replace MTN’s original Zakhele Scheme, which ran from 2010 and was unwound…
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warns that the global AIDS response is in crisis after a major funding collapse at the start of 2025 threatens to reverse decades of progress. New data revealed that while the world has made progress in expanding treatment and reducing deaths, the response is falling short of…
Tesla announced a 14 percent year-over-year (YoY) drop in vehicle deliveries for the April-June 2025 quarter, totalling 384,122 electric vehicles. This marks the second consecutive quarter of declining YoY sales for the company. Read: Honor unveils the world’s thinnest foldable, the Magic V5 While Tesla produced 410,244 vehicles in Q2 2025, a number very close…
QINGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 16, 2025 – Citizens are viewing sand table at the sales office of a commercial residential property development in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on June 16, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s real estate sector has grappled with a deepening downturn for years. Now a shrinking population…
Addis Abeba– Daily cholera cases in the Amhara Region have declined in recent weeks, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), which attributed the development to a “coordinated response” implemented jointly with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Amhara Public Health Institute (APHI). Africa CDC said the deployment…
