Christo Coetzer, CEO of BlueVision. (Photo: Supplied) BlueVision is expanding its use of behavioural analytics across SA, the UAE and Canada through a new partnership with security analytics company Fluency Security. The partnership will see Fluency’s behavioural analytics technology integrated into BlueVision’s Fusion Cloud managed service, with the aim of improving the detection of identity-driven…
Gas prices are displayed at a Valero gas station on July 21, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Washington was only “semi-negotiating” with Iran, as economic pressure…
Local spaza shop selling prepaid WiFi vouchers through a reseller network in a cash-based market. (Image: Splynx) Prepaid WiFi vouchers remain one of the main ways for ISPs to sell internet access across many African markets. As networks grow, providers need more ways to distribute vouchers and reach customers beyond their existing sales channels. Local…
Cairo — Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), secured its largest bond issuance on record after raising $1.5 billion from international investors, marking its return to the US dollar public debt market for the first time in nearly five years. The Cairo-based lender priced a dual-tranche senior unsecured Eurobond, attracting strong demand from investors…
U.S. Army paratroopers prepare an M119 howitzer for a fire mission during a field artillery live-fire exercise in the Middle East. Courtesy: U.S. Army Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. President Trump’s decision to call off a planned strike on Iran sent oil…
CEO of Yooz, Laurent Charpentier. Yooz, the trusted expert in purchase-to-pay (P2P) automation, and Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the expansion of Yooz’s Purchase-to-Pay automation solution across additional Sage markets, following a successful rollout in France earlier this year. As organisations continue to…
Addis Ababa — The First Africa Pastoral Markets Forum opened in Addis Ababa on Monday with a call to transform Africa’s pastoral livestock sector into a major driver of economic growth, employment, trade, investment, and resilience across the continent. The five-day forum, running from July 13 to 17, has brought together representatives from 15 African…
Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Elke Scholiers | Getty Images Oil extended declines on Friday as investors monitored developments in the Middle East conflict while assessing whether recent diplomatic efforts would reduce the risk of supply chain disruptions. International benchmark Brent crude futures for August…
SpaceX is expected to debut on the United States’ public markets on Friday in what will be the largest initial public offering (IPOs). Artificial intelligence (AI) giants OpenAI and Anthropic are also widely expected to go public soon, and thanks to a new rule change by tech stock exchange Nasdaq, individual investors could own stock…
Sharmout, a traditional Sudanese dried meat, is already popular among Sudanese communities abroad where it is transported and sold through the ‘suitcase trade.’ The challenge now is turning an informal trade into a formal industry. Across Sudan, generations have grown up with sharmout, a traditional Sudanese dried beef prepared by sun-drying strips of meat. Long…
