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Southern Africa: President Pledges to Drive Deeper Economic Integration As South Africa Takes SADC Chair

eriinfo.com14 hours ago06 mins

President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to use South Africa’s chairship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to deepen regional economic integration and advance resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation. Accepting the SADC chairpersonship from Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the 46th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in eThekwini on Monday, President Ramaphosa…

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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.com6 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…

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African Entrepreneurship Already Has What It Takes to Build the World’s Next Great Companies

eriinfo.com1 week ago07 mins

In an interview for the RootsToFoods Capital Series podcast, Jeff Hoffman, Priceline co-founder and Chairman of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, says the talent to build world-class companies already exists across Africa. What unlocks it at scale, he says, is coaching, connectivity and capital that shows up ready to listen. Speaking on the RootsToFoods Capital Series…

What it takes to sell African agricultural products in supermarkets abroad

eriinfo.com1 week ago05 mins

SOUK Farms’ main export markets are Europe and the Middle East. Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA) African Business Book of the Year Awards 2026. Entrepreneur Seun Rasheed…

Nedbank COO Nkuhlu takes early retirement

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago03 mins

Mfundo Nkuhlu, Nedbank COO. Mfundo Nkuhlu, chief operating officer (COO) of Nedbank Group and executive director of Nedbank Group Limited and Nedbank Limited, has elected to take early retirement at the end of the year, having reached the age of 60. In a statement, the bank says Nkuhlu joined Nedbank in April 2004 as managing…

iOCO on the acquisition trail as turnaround takes hold

eriinfo.com1 month ago07 mins

iOCO has made its second acquisition in four months. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Official images) Having pivoted into profitability and resolved legacy issues stemming from its time as EOH, iOCO has announced its second acquisition in four months, buying South African enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions provider Astraia Technologies. The deal follows iOCO’s purchase of…

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Africa: Liberia Takes Center Stage At Africa’s Premier Housing Summit As NHA Boss Champions Affordable Housing for All Liberians

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

Abuja, Nigeria — Liberia’s housing sector is earning international recognition this week as Florence Kaeteka Geegbae, Managing Director of the National Housing Authority (NHA), represents the country at the 20th Africa International Housing Show (AIHS @20 – Legacy Edition), one of the continent’s most influential gatherings of housing leaders, financiers and policymakers. Held from July…

Fintech takes ATM fight to competition regulator

eriinfo.com1 month ago013 mins

The Competition Commission has confirmed it received a formal complaint from Pretoria-based fintech Motswagae Holding, which has accused South Africa’s largest banks of blocking access to the ATM networks its cardless cash platform needs to operate. In a statement last week, the little-known company said it had made a submission to the commission – it…

Vodacom takes the reins at Safaricom in R35-billion deal

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Giraffe against the Nairobi skyline in Kenya Vodacom Group has completed the acquisition of an additional 20% effective interest in Safaricom, lifting its holding in the Kenyan operator from about 35% to roughly 55% and handing the South African group majority control for the first time since Safaricom listed in 2008. The transaction closed after…

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Africa: From Rotten Tomatoes to AI – Ugandan Commonwealth Youth Award Winner Takes Aim At Hunger Across Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago020 mins

London & Dar es Salaam — Shifra Ainomugisha from Uganda is the 2026 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year. Her award was announced at the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Awards ceremony in London, where she was also named the Africa Regional Winner. Before anyone called her an innovator, before artificial intelligence entered the conversation, before solar-powered…