The importance of strong passwords

[Jeremy Matthews] Social networking sites are often the first point of contact between users and companies, and special care should be taken to strengthen the security of social media accounts. 3 May 2013 05:04

Standard Bank is cleanest and greenest

Standard Bank, the country's biggest banking group in terms of assets‚ has been ranked the 12th 'greenest' bank in the world and the cleanest in Africa by Bloomberg Markets. 12 Apr 2013 10:35

Norton Rose tells insurers to tread carefully in Africa

[Phakamisa Ndzamela] Global legal practice Norton Rose has advised South African insurers expanding into other African countries to look beyond the sector-specific regulatory requirements in the jurisdictions they are entering as failure to do so could undermine their investments. 20 Mar 2013 09:25

Mobile cash services bank on growth

[Thabiso Mochiko] The growth of mobile money will continue at a rapid rate this year‚ global mobile industry body GSMA said in a recently released report entitled The Economy of Mobile 2013. 20 Mar 2013 07:09

Mobile money could encourage savings

[Helmo Preuss] Research in northern Ghana funded by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) showed that mobile money can help foster a savings culture and address financial exclusion. 27 Feb 2013 07:33

SA mining companies forced to fund indigenisation

[Tawanda Karombo] HARARE, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe has ratcheted up the pressure on SA platinum mining companies to finance empowerment proposals as the government is too cash-strapped to provide funding for this. The mines have insisted that the new shareholders be forced to abide by their obligations to fund operations where necessary. 19 Dec 2012 09:43

Imara loses P7.63m in six months

With hopes of increased investment flows into Africa failing to materialise Botswana-based Imara Holdings suffered a total loss of P7.63m for the six months ended October. 18 Dec 2012 10:47

SBV Services expand their operations into Africa

SBV Services, who has been providing its cash operations services to the Nigerian market for over five years, is also active in Lesotho with plans being afoot to extend its footprint further into Africa, including Uganda and Namibia. 10 Jul 2012 09:27

Airtel partnership launches Airtel Money in Chad

Airtel Chad has collaborated with Ecobank to launch Airtel Money in the West African nation. Reportedly the first mobile commerce product in the country, the service will allow subscribers to carry out financial transactions on their mobile phones and enhance the delivery of financial services at affordable costs. 20 Jun 2012 11:21

Revive IMF program or no assistance, donors tell Malawi

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi's donors under the Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) have asked the country to revive its International Monetary Fund (IMF) program or forget their financial assistance. 8 Dec 2011 13:33