Khusela Diko and Solly Malatsi Pressure is mounting on communications minister Solly Malatsi’s to act to rescue the SABC as it struggles to pay its escalating bills. On Monday, reporters heard that state-owned signal distributor Sentech, whose primary client is the SABC, is “subsidising” the public broadcaster’s signal distribution expenses to the tune of R70-million/month….
Volatile prices, shifting geopolitical alliances, ESG pressures, and the uncertain pace of the global energy transition are squeezing traditional financing models. Africa’s upstream oil and gas industry is at a defining moment. The continent is rich in reserves and ambition, but capital is no longer flowing as easily as it once did. Volatile prices, shifting…
Africa’s leading development financiers have sounded the alarm that weak and underfunded financial institutions are threatening the African Union’s most ambitious blueprint — Agenda 2063, the continent’s 50-year plan for industrialization, integration, and prosperity. Speaking on Monday at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) in Algiers, a high-level panel of executives from Afreximbank, the African Development…
Nairobi — Ahead of the Conference of the Parties (COP30), the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa is looking to mobilize billions for renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, green housing, and gender-focused financing. As climate shocks intensify across East Africa, from failed rains in Kenya’s arid north to devastating floods in Tanzania’s coastal belt,…
COVID-19 anti-body testing in Cologne, Germany. PHOTO/Wikimedia Commons. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT [email protected] New research shows the shingles vaccine can lower your risk of stroke and heart attack; in addition to preventing the total agony of a blistering rash. Shingles is an infection nobody wants. Those who have endured the blistering rash describe the pain as…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Risk factors for developing breast cancer include being female, increasing age, being overweight, alcohol consumption and genetic factors. Read more: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. 5 reads…
Risk Insights had a deal with the JSE to use AI-powered rating tools to advance ESG reporting for listed companies. The dispute between Risk Insights and the JSE is intensifying, with both parties giving conflicting accounts over the status of a contractual relationship. The disagreement comes amid scrutiny of Risk Insights founder Anushka Bogdanov’s claimed…
Fintechs choose cloud technologies in the hopes that the efficiency and scalability of cloud computing will give them a competitive advantage. But cloud adoption is no silver bullet. If done incorrectly, a migration to the cloud can cause costs to balloon instead of decreasing them, leading to frustration and even lost revenue. Kinetic Skunk is…
Anushka Bogdanov, founder of Risk Insights. Anushka Bogdanov, who has been the subject of a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) censure, is “stepping down” from Risk Insights, the company she founded. In her stead, former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chief investment officer and CEO Dr Dan Matjila will join Risk Insights as a director. This, after…
Two individuals hold hands across a table, conveying a sense of comfort and closeness in a relaxed setting. Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty Images When Astronomer ex-CEO Andy Byron and the company’s HR head were caught cuddling on a jumbotron during a concert, the moral condemnation was followed by a collective question: Why would…
