December 2026 marks 10 years since the establishment of SA’s independent institution responsible for the protection of the POPIA legislation. (Image source: iStock) Nearly 10 years since it was established, data privacy watchdog the Information Regulator (InfoReg) must now traverse an environment where personal information is collected, shared and processed at an unprecedented scale. InfoReg…
Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), a leading, audit-ready platform for trust, transparency, and accountability, unveiled dozens of new product and platform innovations at Amplify 2026, the company’s annual conference attended by thousands of finance, accounting, sustainability, risk, and compliance leaders. Workiva Debuts Agent Studio Workiva introduced Agent Studio, a landmark platform capability that empowers users to…
The Senate on Tuesday voted to block the Clarity Act from advancing, dealing a major blow to the crypto industry’s push for a comprehensive market structure framework. The procedural vote leaves the bill stalled on Capitol Hill after months of negotiations aimed at building bipartisan support. Republican leaders had released a revised version of the…
BlockTower, the issuer of the rand-backed stablecoin ZARU, said on Thursday that Luno has listed ZARU/USDT and ZARU/USDC trading pairs on its exchange, putting the rand on a continuous order book against the world’s two largest dollar stablecoins. Three days earlier, national treasury and the South African Reserve Bank published a draft manual that would…
Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Coinbase received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a trust bank, the company said Thursday. If finalized, the crypto exchange will be able to operate payment products in addition to its custody business under federal supervision, Coinbase chief…
Prominent South African podcasters have warned parliament that efforts to regulate the fledgling industry could cripple its growth, stifle innovation and have adverse economic effects. Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications & digital technologies called for a roundtable with members of the media and the podcasting industry to discuss the appropriate governance framework for the sector….
Crypto assets broaden opportunities in the transaction environment but also pose significant money laundering and terrorist financing risks due to their ease of availability, use, anonymity, and decentralised nature. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) classified the overall inherent risks of money laundering for crypto asset service providers (CASPs) in South Africa as “high” following a…
Senior Bureau Official (SBO) in the Bureau of African Affairs Ambassador Jonathan Pratt convened today’s U.S.-Africa Technical and Regulatory Space Training Meeting, the first in a series of technical and regulatory trainings in the leadup to the NewSpace Africa Conference April 20-23, 2026 in Libreville, Gabon. SBO Pratt conveyed that the United States aims to…
2025’s global regulatory strides created a foundation for deeper integration of crypto and traditional finance. South Africa and several major global markets rolled out extensive crypto-currency regulatory reforms in 2025, marking a shift toward tighter oversight and deeper institutional participation in digital assets. Local exchanges interviewed by ITWeb say the combined momentum reshaped the regulatory…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — October 1, 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) congratulates the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on achieving the World Health Organization (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for its medicines regulatory system. This milestone is a major step forward in ensuring the safety, quality, and…
