Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank Group CEO. Standard Bank Group witnessed growth in digital retail clients in South Africa, for the 2025 financial year. This, as the JSE-listed financial services group reported headline earnings of R49.2 billion and delivered a return on equity of 19.3%. According to results released today, the bank’s digital retail clients grew…
– Liberia joined policymakers, development partners and youth leaders from across Africa at the Jobs for Youth in Africa Community of Practice (COP) 2026 in Nairobi, where the country highlighted its progress in youth employment while calling for stronger continental partnerships to expand opportunities for young people. The high-level forum, organized by the World Bank…
Liberia joined policymakers, development partners, and youth leaders from across the continent at the Jobs for Youth in Africa Community of Practice (COP) 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, where the country showcased progress in youth employment and called for stronger partnerships to expand opportunities for young people. The high-level gathering, hosted by the World Bank in…
Women held 27.5 per cent of parliamentary seats worldwide as the year began -a 0.3 per cent increase from 2025, marking the slowest growth in nearly a decade, according to a new report from the UN-backed Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The report titled Women in parliament 2025 released ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March,…
SA’s labour market struggles to fill jobs requiring deep technical expertise. (Image created via ChatGPT). South Africa’s ICT hiring market is showing signs of recovery, with recruitment activity for IT professionals ticking upward in the final quarter of 2025. According to the Q4 2025 Employment Insights Report by online recruitment marketplace CareerJunction, year-on-year hiring activity…
Big Tech stocks were a mixed bag on Monday, after a bruising week that saw more than $1 trillion wiped from their market caps. Oracle climbed 9% and Microsoft gained 3%% higher. Nvidia and Meta each added more than 2%. Alphabet inched higher. Amazon shares sank slightly. Oracle got a boost from D.A. Davidson‘s upgrade…
Shoprite Group’s rooftop solar systems are now enough to power nearly 12 300 households annually. Retail giant Shoprite Group has installed its 100th solar photovoltaic (PV) system, 10 years after launching its first solar project in 2015. The company says its rooftop solar systems generate enough clean electricity to power nearly 12 300 households annually….
Shibuya crossing in known to be the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets gave up earlier gains to trade mostly lower Thursday, following the Federal Reserve’s third rate cut of the year. The U.S central bank reduced the Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%-3.75%,…
An inside look at winners and losers in the TMT sector. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) As we exit 2025, analysts have diverging views on which stocks were winners and which are the ones to watch next year. ITWeb asked analysts for their top picks, as well as what shares disappointed this year. Unsurprisingly, Naspers and…
UN Secretary General António Guterres with COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The Outcomes Report from COP30, released on Friday in Belém, Brazil, has made headlines for presenting what is hailed as “groundbreaking progress” on real-world climate actions. With high-profile commitments from global leaders and businesses, including a trillion-dollar investment into…
