South Africa’s banks have lost the body through which they collectively governed the national payment system. On 2 September, the Reserve Bank’s recognition of the Payments Association of South Africa as the country’s payment system management body lapsed, ending a self-regulatory arrangement that had run for 27 years. Pasa’s functions, staff and intellectual property have…
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago speaking at the MTN Group Fintech Summit on Tuesday. Fanie van Rooyen/TechCentral The South African Reserve Bank is preparing to put the country’s fast-growing fintech sector on the same regulatory footing as banks, with governor Lesetja Kganyago using the opening of MTN Group Fintech’s 2026 summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday…
“The system is not what’s holding us together; it’s our humanity.” For Fanta Toure, community-led crisis response efforts like mutual aid are not an emergent movement as some in the international aid system see it, but rather a return “to the way things are supposed to be”. “It’s people showing up for each other, and…
A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land. They walked roughly 100 kilometers to a displacement camp. One of the children died along the way. Carl Skau, the acting head of the World Food Program, met the family…
Microbial ecology (the study of how tiny microbes interact with each other and their environment) underpins the health of every ecosystem on Earth. The microbes living in soil recycle nutrients, support plant growth and help ecosystems respond to environmental change. In this explainer, microbial ecologist Marc Van Goethem tells us why microbes are critical to…
AUTOBACS SEVEN Marks 10 Years of System Stability and Self-Funded Innovation with Rimini Street Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), the Software Support and Agentic AI ERP Company™ and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced that AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. celebrates its 10-year partnership with Rimini Street, marking a decade…
Eskom’s distribution business is preparing to participate in SA’s emerging competitive multi-market environment. (Image source: iStock) National Treasury’s eTenders Portal rebounds this week, with representations from national and provincial government departments dominating the edition. However, it is a request for information from state electricity utility Eskom that takes top spot. In its documentation, the business…
Addis Ababa — The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on African countries to fundamentally transform their education systems through digital innovation. Speaking at the opening of the Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2026 in Addis Ababa, AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, stressed that technology must reshape the…
A dedicated customer service management system is invaluable. (Image source: 123RF) There is a saying that customers may forget what you sold them, but they never forget how you made them feel. In today’s competitive business environment, products can be copied, prices can be matched and technology evolves rapidly. Exceptional customer service, however, remains one…
Every time the FIFA World Cup comes around, Africa dreams. From the streets of Lagos to the townships of Johannesburg, from the neighborhoods of Casablanca to the villages of Senegal, millions of children watch the world’s biggest football tournament believing that one day they too will wear the colors of their nation on football’s grandest…
