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Southern Africa: South Africa Takes Over the Chairship of SADC Council of Ministers As the Region Advances Regional Integration and Resilience.

eriinfo.com5 days ago09 mins

The Republic of South Africa formally assumed the Chairship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers on 12 August 2026 in Durban, South Africa, from August 2026 to August 2027, following its tenure as Interim Chair since November 2025 Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Honourable…

The payment ring winning over South Africa’s banks

eriinfo.com5 days ago08 mins

VezoPay, the South African company behind a battery-free tap-to-pay smart ring, has quietly gone live with Investec and Absa, taking its roster of banking partners to four in under a year. A fifth major retail bank is expected to follow before the end of 2026. Neither of the new launches has been announced officially. Investec…

Amazon Leo satellite broadband prices in South Africa revealed

eriinfo.com5 days ago03 mins

Herotel will introduce Amazon’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband service to South Africa under the brand name Evry, aiming for a commercial launch in 2027. CEO Van Zyl Botha confirmed that Herotel will serve as the importer of record, absorbing foreign currency risks on hardware terminals while maintaining stable retail pricing over an initial three-year…

How much Amazon Leo will cost in South Africa

eriinfo.com5 days ago010 mins

Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha Herotel intends to sell Amazon’s low-Earth orbit satellite broadband at prices that closely track its existing fibre packages, and will carry the currency risk on terminals landed in South Africa, CEO Van Zyl Botha has told the TechCentral Show podcast. It is the clearest signal yet on what Evry will…

Changemakers driving innovation to feature at Singularity Summit South Africa 2026

eriinfo.com5 days ago07 mins

The future of innovation will not be built by technology alone. It will be shaped by the people asking better questions, challenging conventional thinking and creating solutions that improve lives. As artificial intelligence and exponential technologies continue to transform every sector of society, women are playing an increasingly influential role in driving that change. Reflecting…

The economist who thinks AI could double South Africa’s growth rate

eriinfo.com6 days ago013 mins

AI could add as much as two percentage points to South Africa’s annual economic growth rate, on top of whatever the economy would otherwise manage, according to Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt – an estimate that towers over what either the World Bank or PwC have put on the table. “AI can easily add…

‘South Africa has to abolish exchange control’

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ZARP Stablecoin co-founder Simon Dingle South Africa should scrap exchange control altogether, according to Simon Dingle, co-founder of rand stablecoin ZARP, who said the country’s capital controls have achieved the opposite of what they were designed to do. “Ultimately, South Africa has to abolish foreign exchange control,” Dingle told TechCentral. “Unfortunately the damage has already…

South Africa agrees on a shared language for location

eriinfo.com1 week ago07 mins

South Africa’s national standards for spatial information were gazetted at the end of June 2026 under the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, the legislation that established the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure, or Sasdi. It is easy to file a new regulatory gazette under technical housekeeping. This one is different. We believe it could unlock billions…

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Africa: Beyond the Scoreboard – South Africa Must Continue to Believe in the Power of Sport

eriinfo.com1 week ago012 mins

South Africa’s pursuit of sporting excellence is about more than winning medals, lifting trophies or achieving victories on the global stage. It is about building a nation that believes in its potential, invests in its people and creates opportunities for every South African to excel. As we mark Mandela Month, we are reminded of Nelson…

Africa: South Africa Feels the Economic Cost of Anti-Migrant Xenophobia

eriinfo.com1 week ago023 mins

Johannesburg — “Intellectually, xenophobia is not being contested, instead people are looking for scapegoats.” South Africa’s Afrophobic anti-migrant protest movement has vowed to keep marching until every undocumented migrant has left the country, despite the campaign’s impact on the economy and the country’s standing across the continent. The March and March movement set 30 June…