South African Reserve Bank optimism that South Africa could soon be removed from an international grey list is in part due to actions it has taken to mitigate against the risk that tech outages that could destabilise the country’s financial system. According to the Financial Stability Review report for the first half of 2025 released…
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis requires a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach that combines digital infrastructure to support education, psychosocial support and fundamental shifts in employer attitudes. Telkom Group chief of corporate affairs, Mpho McNamee “While there are many pressing challenges in South Africa today, the need to invest in our youth remains a very high priority,”…
The Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has just concluded in Changsha, China. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Meeting, pointing out that openness and cooperation are the right path, and mutual benefit and win-win outcomes meet the aspiration…
Nairobi — A high-level regional forum on the future of livestock and camel rearing opened in Nairobi on Monday, with calls to unlock the untapped economic and nutritional potential of camels across Africa. The three-day event, co-organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), has…
