The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) recorded the highest and fastest growth on record in April 2021 owing to the low base in April 2020 and the current high commodity prices...
On 12 March 2021, the minister of communications and digital technologies published the proposed South African Postbank SOC LTD Amendment Bill...
The Gauteng Department of Social Development (DSD) says it is working to remedy delays in payment of non-profit organisations registered for subsidies...
Making the decision to further your education and invest in yourself is exciting! Whether it's a brand-new journey or just a new chapter for you - it's the start of something great and a chance to build your personal brand. Studying can be expensive though, and while your determination to grow might be there, the funds to realise your dreams may not.
Issued by Milpark Education 2 days ago
Following the completion of all regulatory procedures, Grobank Limited has been officially renamed Access Bank South Africa Limited...
Issued by The Publicity Workshop 2 days ago
As furniture and fashion retailers continue their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, credit will play an increasingly important role, says redPanda Software's Allan Dickson...
Allan Dickson 2 days ago
The devastating economic impact of Covid-19 has created a much tougher lending environment for credit providers that now need to go far beyond traditional criteria when assessing risk and modelling future losses on credit granted...
Jaco van Jaarsveldt 3 days ago
While the recent PayProp State of the Rental Industry Survey found that the key challenges agents currently face are a shrinking viable tenant pool, lower tenant affordability and high arrears...
What exactly does innovation and agility entail, and how does it work to serve e-commerce-based businesses in 2021, asks Teljoy's Jonathan Hurvitz...
Jonathan Hurvitz 7 May 2021
The high levels of unhappiness among telco customers could throw a major spanner in the works of their foray into financial services...
Diana Miguel 7 May 2021
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria's central bank plans to extend a naira incentive offer to recipients of dollar remittance until further notice, it said, in a push to boost foreign currency supply...
Chijioke Ohuocha 7 May 2021
95% of consumers in South Africa are considering emerging payments such as biometrics, digital currencies and QR codes, in addition to contactless...
Technology can be a powerful tool against the fraud and corruption plunging South Africa's municipalities and businesses into financial crisis...
Ryan Mer 6 May 2021
The Southern Africa Music Rights Organisation has begun collecting royalties on behalf of its members from TikTok, Facebook and Netflix...
According to the World Bank, Africa is the only region in the world with more female than male entrepreneurs. One in four African women start or manage a business, many of them in the informal sector...
Melissa Mbazo-Ekpenyong 5 May 2021
South Africa's theatre fraternity has reacted with heartbreak to the announcement that Cape Town's famous Fugard Theatre has closed its doors for good. Fiona Ramsay is head of the department of theatre and performing arts at the University of the Witwatersrand. She asked Ismail Mahomed, a playwright and seasoned theatre and arts festival manager, about what forces aligned to see the theatre close - and whether this could have been prevented.
Fiona Ramsay 5 May 2021
South Africa's informal economy, made up of thousands of small businesses in city centres and townships across the country, represents a massive opportunity for job creation and economic growth...
Mandla Khupe 3 May 2021
The past year has been a traumatic one for many people. Encouragingly, however, overall distress levels are now at their lowest level since the start of the lockdown...
Issued by Ask Afrika 30 Apr 2021
Afrikrea has partnered with DHL and Visa to launch Anka, a platform that provides African micro retailers and small businesses with e-commerce, payments and global shipping services...
Farmers can help slow climate change by mixing native grasses into croplands, restoring wetlands and raising perennial crops. These strategies also conserve soil and water and build new markets...
South African consumers are under immense pressure amid record unemployment rates and rising cost of living as the cost of coronavirus pandemic to the economy becomes clearer...
Issued by Payflex 29 Apr 2021
The South African Reserve Bank's (Sarb's) authenticated collections system, DebiCheck, comes into operation on 1 May 2021...
South Africa's m-commerce up 35%, Nigeria is Africa's biggest e-commerce market, and Kenya primed for massive growth...
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has prompted many people to reassess their priorities and make changes and life choices that reflect a more balanced and...
Dr Andrew Golding 28 Apr 2021
Former Eskom contractor, Michael Lomas, was arrested by the United Kingdom authorities on 15 April in connection with R745m Kusile power station corruption case...
Record fuel price increases are grabbing headlines at the moment, but home sellers should be even more concerned about the increases in municipal tariffs that will be implemented in just a few months' time...
Gerhard Kotzé 23 Apr 2021
As South Africa's payment system sunsets cheques and accelerates its move away from cash, consumers and businesses are looking for convenient and simple instruments for bill payments...
Paul Adant 22 Apr 2021
Payflex has scored a significant vote of confidence from an Australian-listed multinational, Zip Co...
Issued by Payflex 22 Apr 2021
With messages sent remaining private and encrypted at all times, what will this mean for brands that use the app to reach and engage with consumers?
Kyle Oosthuizen 20 Apr 2021
Check Point Research has released its Q1 Brand Phishing Report, revealing the top 10 brands that hackers imitated in attempts to lure people into giving up data...
A recent decision by the Tax Appeals Tribunal of Kenya has provided much needed clarity on withholding tax payable by South African residents providing services to Kenyan entities...
Karen Miller and Joon Chong 16 Apr 2021
We asked professional web developer Felix Norton and e-commerce expert Warrick Kernes for some tips! Here's how to build a successful South African e-commerce site...
Issued by xneelo 16 Apr 2021
Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. . What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale miners...
Richard Kwaku Kumah 16 Apr 2021
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has demanded a letter from the Department of Trade and Industry acknowledging its local investment before it will sign off the delivery of 20-million doses of the vaccine to South Africa...
Regardless of the size of your company or how great your product may be, at some point every business will need more finance than they have immediately available...
Trevor Gosling 15 Apr 2021
Deloitte's latest State of the Consumer tracker shows South Africans are currently most concerned about finances - even more so than the health impact of Covid-19...
Covid-19 accelerated e-commerce around the globe and forced retailers to shift to digital...
FNB data reveals an upsurge in customers who are spending on home delivery, video and music streaming apps for convenient access to services...
My first income-generating property project was realised in 2008 when I was worried I would fall behind on my bond payments on a two-bedroom property I had bought the previous year...
Silindile Leseyane 13 Apr 2021
How should you address a genuine mistake that has been made resulting in employees receiving payments that they have not earned...?
Janeske Greeff 12 Apr 2021
Dare Okoudjou, CEO and founder of MFS Africa and Endeavor Entrepreneur, unpacks the payment space in Africa...
Evan-Lee Courie 12 Apr 2021
South African startup BlueAvo has been shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation...
Evan-Lee Courie 12 Apr 2021
Sectional title properties have become a popular way of living for many South Africans, and along with this type of living comes a body corporate and trustee setup...
Issued by Propell 12 Apr 2021
South Africa's troubled airline industry is slowly getting off the ground as Covid-19 eases off again in the country and the vaccination programme continues. Kulula is the latest of South Africa's airlines to resume a semblance of normal operations...
Issued by SA Airlines 12 Apr 2021
Tanda enables shops in Kenya to be access points for financial services including banking, insurance, and utility payments...
Last year's five consecutive repo rate cuts, which dropped the prime lending rate to a record low of 7%, has resulted in an increase in buyer activity in the property market...
Owners of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have a lot on their plate. Between day-to-day operations, sales and marketing and other responsibilities...
Your credit score impacts your entire financial future - here's what you need to consider...
Charndré Emma Kippie, Issued by Topco Media 9 Apr 2021
Merchant Capital's collection data suggests early signs of recovery in several key categories...