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Affordable & Social Housing

Transforming townships: How formal housing investments can boost economic growth

17 Sep 2025

South Africans embrace smarter financial habits in 2025

Financial Services

South Africans embrace smarter financial habits in 2025

Issued by KLA 11 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer and co-founder of Yellow Card, Chris Maurice.

Finance

Yellow Card and Fireblocks unite to revolutionise financial services in Africa

11 Sep 2025

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Energy

Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: what it means for the Nile’s 11 river states and why it’s so controversial

John Mukum Mbaku 12 Sep 2025

Unlocking supply chain finance with Old Mutual SMEgo and JSE private placements

Financial Services

Unlocking supply chain finance with Old Mutual SMEgo and JSE private placements

Issued by The Noise Factory 9 Sep 2025

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

Entrepreneurship

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

8 Sep 2025

Nedbank CIB joins SAMRRA, cementing momentum behind the multifamily rental housing market

Residential Property

Nedbank CIB joins SAMRRA, cementing momentum behind the multifamily rental housing market

Issued by Catchwords 4 Sep 2025

Markets & Investment

Eni and BP's joint venture to invest another $5bn in Angola

3 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Palesa Mkhize, chief executive officer of The South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (SAMRRA).

Finance

Bridging the gap: Nedbank CIB and SAMRRA’s strategic housing alliance

3 Sep 2025

The future is in your pocket: Why 2025 is the year of the digital wallet

Cybersecurity

The future is in your pocket: Why 2025 is the year of the digital wallet

Carrie Peter, Issued by Perfect Word 2 Sep 2025

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: How a Limpopo upbringing armed Erica Bopape for Absa's corporate world

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Aug 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Viceroy report leads to groundbreaking legal precedent in cross-border accountability

Lenee Green and Mariam Ismail 26 Aug 2025

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Agribusiness

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Leon Kotze 20 Aug 2025

From local solutions to continental impact: The journey to 10 years of Tech Oasis Systems

Software

From local solutions to continental impact: The journey to 10 years of Tech Oasis Systems

Issued by Tech Oasis Systems 15 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Fintech

New horizons for Absa Business Banking and Network International

15 Aug 2025

Empowering women through geospatial intelligence

Women's Month

Empowering women through geospatial intelligence

Issued by AfriGIS 12 Aug 2025

Pick n Pay partners with Capitec for in-store banking across 1,400 locations

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay partners with Capitec for in-store banking across 1,400 locations

12 Aug 2025

XLink: An avant-garde, purpose-driven FinTelco driving digital and payments interoperability on the African continent

Services

XLink: An avant-garde, purpose-driven FinTelco driving digital and payments interoperability on the African continent

Issued by XLink 4 Aug 2025

Africa Film Finance Forum unlocks path to $20bn film economy

Film & Cinematography

Africa Film Finance Forum unlocks path to $20bn film economy

Issued by Africa Film Finance Forum 8 Aug 2025

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Legislation & Regulation

Guide to the Cofi Bill for financial institutions

Webber Wentzel Financial Regulatory Practice Group 7 Aug 2025

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

SMEs

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 5 Aug 2025

Turning reviews into revenue with location intelligence

Digital

Turning reviews into revenue with location intelligence

Issued by Location Bank 31 Jul 2025

Tackling Financial Inclusion in Africa

Financial Services

Tackling Financial Inclusion in Africa

Issued by XLink 7 Apr 2025

MortgageMarket celebrates 5 years of innovation, impact, and empowering homeownership

Residential Property

MortgageMarket celebrates 5 years of innovation, impact, and empowering homeownership

Issued by MortgageMarket 29 Jul 2025

How tech and finance are unlocking Africa’s smallholder farming future

Agriculture

How tech and finance are unlocking Africa’s smallholder farming future

Humphrey Nxumalo 23 Jul 2025

SA SMEs warned to brace for Trump tariffs, rising costs

SMEs

SA SMEs warned to brace for Trump tariffs, rising costs

21 Jul 2025

Image credit: Singkham on Pexels

ESG & Sustainability

2025 update: Navigating ESG disclosure changes in SA

Kent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny 17 Jul 2025

Digital wallets open the doors to a whole new paradigm

Banking & Finance

Digital wallets open the doors to a whole new paradigm

Paul Wenborn 11 Jul 2025

Internet access: a basic need that can't be overlooked

Internet

Internet access: a basic need that can't be overlooked

Francois Viviers 8 Jul 2025

Banking

EXCLUSIVE: Nedbank's Vision 2100 – Armageddon or beacon of hope? The power’s in our hands

Khensani Nobanda 7 Jul 2025

Image credit: Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash

Energy

How to gain energy independence amid Eskom price hikes

1 Jul 2025

AI, identity, and the future of finance: Why personhood matters more than ever

Financial Services

AI, identity, and the future of finance: Why personhood matters more than ever

Carrie Peter, Issued by Perfect Word 30 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Philani Potwana: CEO of Private Core Banking – Private Bank.

Banking

#YouthMonth: How Philani Potwana's journey from trainee to CEO is reshaping African banking

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2025

Image credit: Scotty Turner on Unsplash

Environment & Natural Resources

Why investing in biodiversity is crucial to SDGs

Justin Bott 30 Jun 2025

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

Research

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

27 Jun 2025

Vouchers open new doors for South African online shoppers

Banking & Finance

Vouchers open new doors for South African online shoppers

25 Jun 2025

Land Bank opens applications for Wine and Spirits Fund to transform SA’s liquor industry

Viticulture & Oenology

Land Bank opens applications for Wine and Spirits Fund to transform SA’s liquor industry

24 Jun 2025

Banking

TymeBank slams identity verification fee surge as 'regressive tax' on South Africans

24 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

World Bank urges 'radical' debt transparency for developing countries

Libby George 20 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Afrexim increasingly likely to take hit on loans, says JPMorgan

Karin Strohecker and Libby George 18 Jun 2025

What every South African taxpayer should know this tax season

Taxation & Regulation

What every South African taxpayer should know this tax season

Issued by Tax Debt Compliance 13 Jun 2025

Shaking up the status quo with a new kid on the medical aid block

Medical Aid

Shaking up the status quo with a new kid on the medical aid block

Issued by Urban Espresso 13 Jun 2025

Source: © AVZ Minerals As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) works towards leveraging its mining sector for broader economic upliftment, it will need to support the raising of standards across a wide range of mining disciplines. Pictured: The Manono-Kitotolo lithium project in the DRC

Mining

Unlocking DRC's mining potential through global standards adoption

5 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Rentia van Tonder is head of Power and at Standard Bank CIB.

Banking

From funding to vision: Enabling Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Rentia van Tonder and Aadil Cajee 11 Jun 2025

Source: © Natural Resource Governance Institute SRK celebrates its 15 years in the DRC. Picture: Cobalt mining in the DRC

Mining

SRK Consulting celebrates 15 years in the DRC

23 May 2025

Fintech

Project Pine: the digital transformation that could reshape global monetary policy

Katja Hamilton 19 May 2025

Tshepiso Kobile steps down as Savca CEO

Funding

Tshepiso Kobile steps down as Savca CEO

16 May 2025

AfriGIS launches 'Resolve Water' - A game-changing digital platform to help navigate Africa’s water and climate future

Climate Change

AfriGIS launches 'Resolve Water' - A game-changing digital platform to help navigate Africa’s water and climate future

Issued by AfriGIS 15 May 2025