For millions of South Africans, access to opportunity is still determined by access to tools, particularly smartphones and digital financial services that allow for participation in the modern economy. M-KOPA South Africa’s 2025 Impact Report offers a clear view of what happens when those barriers are removed at scale. Read the full M-KOPA report “South…
Imagine it’s 2036. Unemployment has been halved, business confidence is robust, and millions of small and medium-sized enterprises are powering sustainable growth. South Africa finally looks like a country realising its potential. At the heart of this shift is a simple but transformative change: the widespread adoption of PayShap, a low-cost instant payment system that…
The heart given to two-year-old Domenico was reportedly severely damaged during its transfer to hospital.
When it comes to protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, change happens when they are “at the heart of every decision,” according to Erin Kenny, Global Coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative a United Nations-European Union partnership aimed at tackling all forms of abuse against women and girls. At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative…
One quiet Sunday morning, children from the Africa Children’s Heart Foundation were heading to church when they noticed something unusual outside their gate. A small boy, dirty, frightened, and crying, sat alone by the entrance. At just four years old, it was clear he could not have arrived there by himself. Someone had abandoned him….
Plagued by child labour and other harmful industrial practices, countries in Africa have a duty to regulate business and hold companies to account for violating children’s rights, experts told a conference in Lesotho this week. The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), which brought together lawyers, academics, development experts and human rights…
Leaders from across the world are debating how industry can help tackle some of the world’s most urgent challenges – from climate change and food insecurity to the need for fairer supply chains – at the Global Industry Summit, which opened on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “Industrial development is critical to strengthening economies, fighting…
Campaigners are hailing today’s COP30 launch of a new global initiative aimed at advancing the recognition, protection, and participation of environmental defenders in climate decision and policy-making. Co-created with more than 300 environmental activists and defenders across Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and beyond, the new Leaders Action Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders (LEAD) initiative…
The author, Change Logic’s Keenan Crouch Change leaders are accustomed to thinking in terms of people and process. These are the pillars of transformation, the levers that guide organisations through mergers, digital rollouts or shifts in operating models. Yet today, where technology is ingrained in the heartbeat of every business, process and engagement, a third…
Cell C is looking to cement its position as the leading network for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in South Africa — even as rival MTN launches a challenge to its dominance. In an investor presentation published by its main shareholder, Blu Label Unlimited Group, on Tuesday, Cell C outlined its strategy as it undertakes…
