Zimbabwe ended last month as Africa’s best-performing equity market, overtaking Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation, after months of sustained gains driven by easing inflation, a more stable domestic currency, and renewed investor appetite for local equities. Data from African Markets, a real-time market intelligence platform, shows the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) returned 68.5 percent…
Climate tech’s part in the venture funding became dramatically pronounced in 2025, when it alone contributed 40 per cent or $1.5 billion, compared to other years in the near-decade period under review, the study said. That was up from 13 per cent or $206 million in 2016. Climate tech, the field of technologies and solutions…
Morocco has edged South Africa off the top of an industrialisation index, but the country’s automotive body says South Africa remains the continent’s dominant vehicle producer and its shift to electric models is “on track”. South Africa remains by far the largest vehicle manufacturer on the continent, and its move to new energy vehicles is…
Discovery Bank and Visa data shows ride-hailing growth is now outpacing fuel spend, especially among younger urban consumers. South Africans are increasingly turning to ride-hailing services, as convenience, shifting economics and changing mobility habits reshape urban transport behaviour. This is according to the latest edition of the SpendTrend26 report, compiled by Discovery Bank and Visa, which…
French now ranks ahead of Arabic as the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, according to a report published this week ahead of Friday’s international day of the French language. With 396 million speakers worldwide in 2025 compared to standard Arabic’s 335 million, French comes in behind English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish as…
World First: Autonomous Racing Leaps Forward in Abu Dhabi as A2RL Season 2 Showcases Record Speed, Bold Overtakes and Real-Time AI Decision-Making (Photo: AETOSWire) The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, A2RL, delivered a defining moment for autonomous technology as six fully driverless racecars pushed the limits of AI performance in a world-first Grand Final at…
TLDR Bitcoin surged past $120,000 for the first time on Monday, setting a new all-time high of $122,571.19 before settling around $121,952.61, up 2.4% on the day The rally comes ahead of a critical week in Washington, where lawmakers will debate long-awaited crypto legislation Trump’s support, alongside growing institutional demand and sustained bullish momentum, has…
