Africa: AUC Chairperson At 35th APRM Forum Reaffirmed That Governance Remains the Cornerstone of Peace, Resilience & Inclusive Growth Under Agenda 2063

Africa: AUC Chairperson At 35th APRM Forum Reaffirmed That Governance Remains the Cornerstone of Peace, Resilience & Inclusive Growth Under Agenda 2063

During this morning’s 35th Forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism that was convened on the sidelines of the AU Summit, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali reaffirmed that governance remains the cornerstone of peace, resilience & inclusive growth under Agenda 2063. He underscored that the APRM’s voluntary, peer-based model strengthens accountability, institutional…

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Altron jumps after company flags strong earnings growth

Altron jumps after company flags strong earnings growth

Altron Group’s share price jumped more than 8% on Thursday after the technology group issued a trading statement flagging significant earnings growth for its financial year ending 28 February 2026. The shares were 8.1% higher in mid-afternoon trading, changing hands at R20.98 each. The JSE-listed company said it expects headline earnings per share (Heps) from…

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Leadership appointments strengthen Altron’s transformative growth strategy

Leadership appointments strengthen Altron’s transformative growth strategy

Yolanden Moodley, Managing Director of Altron Document Solutions. Altron Technology Group has strengthened its leadership team with two strategic appointments that underscore its focus on driving transformative growth across its portfolio: Yolanden Moodley as Managing Director of Altron Document Solutions and Warren Mande as Chief Operating Officer of Netstar. Both appointments reflect Altron’s commitment to…

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Binance SA sees growth amid crypto boom

Binance SA sees growth amid crypto boom

Larry Cooke, legal counsel for Binance Africa. Crypto-currency exchange Binance has seen rapid customer growth in South Africa, since its local inception eight years ago, as more South Africans adopt crypto-currency. The online digital wallet service − through which crypto-currencies can be traded, bought and sold − says it has witnessed local customer numbers rising…

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Vodacom’s real growth story isn’t mobile

Vodacom’s real growth story isn’t mobile

For years, Vodacom Group was viewed primarily as a telecommunications operator with an interesting side business in mobile money. That framing no longer holds: the numbers in its latest quarterly trading update show that fintech is not just a growth engine, it is becoming central to the group’s identity. Over the past 12 months, Vodacom’s…

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Africa: Statement from Ambassador Jamieson Greer on the Reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act

Africa: Statement from Ambassador Jamieson Greer on the Reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act

Washington, DC — Today, President Trump signed into law legislation that reauthorizes the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference program through December 31, 2026, with retroactive effect to September 30, 2025. “AGOA for the 21st century must demand more from our trading partners and yield more market access for U.S. businesses, farmers, and…

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