Browsing: South Africa

South Africa’s central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 8.25 per cent in a split decision for…...

Senegalese President Macky Sall is a respected leader, both in his country and globally. He has served as chairman of…

Nine bilateral cooperation agreements were signed on December 2, 2021 between Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa on the sidelines of…

Cyril Ramaphosa spoke out on November 28, 2021, on the travel restriction measures imposed on South Africans after the detection…

Verdant Capital announced, in a press release on November 15, that it has closed 4 private equity transactions in South…

TymeBank, a South African-based exclusively digital retail bank, announced on Thursday (November 4th) that it had reached the 4 million…

South African microfinance firm Barko announced Thursday, October 28, that it will launch a new digital bank built on Temenos…

In South Africa, the trial of former president Jabob Zuma in the corruption case relating to the purchase of military…

Jacob Zuma, the former South African president imprisoned since July 8 for contempt of court, was admitted this Friday August…

The Togolese authorities received this Thursday, August 5, a first shipment of 118,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine acquired…

Standard Bank Group Limited announced on July 15, 2021, that it had offered to acquire 100% of the financial and…

The South African short-term insurance (STI) industry has made record profits during the pandemic and has no reason to further…

South African insurer Old Mutual in a statement released on June 23, 2021, announced plans to distribute $ 734 million…

The South African National Treasury has announced that it will continue with plans to introduce a new state bank. A…

Mango Airlines, a South African airline, has been forced by the airport management company (Airports Company of South Africa Limited…

Absa bank launched its contactless payment service via QR Code on its mobile application. This initiative is part of a…

The Board of Directors of the Absa Bank Group on Tuesday April 20 appointed Jason Quinn as interim CEO with…

Amazon, the US e-commerce giant, announced on Tuesday April 20 that it will open its first e-commerce services office in…

The financial services group Capitec announced on Tuesday April 13 that it had adopted a digitization solution to satisfy its…

South Africa received a $ 1 billion loan from the China-based New Development Bank (NDB), according to an announcement by…

Nigerian Access Bank has acquired a majority stake in Grobank in South Africa. The transaction is valued at around $…

South African bank First National Bank (FNB) has acquired 100% of Selpal, a startup in South Africa, offering financial technology…

The digital bank TymeBank announced, Monday, March 15, to have appointed David Pfaff to the positions of CEO and CFO…

Despite the South African authorities’ attempt to consolidate public finances to contain debt, Moody’s and Fitch remain skeptical. In a…

Iran plans to launch direct shipping lines to South Africa and Latin American countries in the coming months. The head…

Despite the worsening Covid-19 pandemic, the South African holding company Discovery has reported satisfactory progress. This performance was driven in…

Portfolio management firms Apis Growth Fund II and JG Summit Holdings have awarded R1.6 billion ($ 108 million) in funding…

US President Joe Biden will impose an entry ban into the country from Saturday on most non-US citizens who recently…

After launching its 5G network in several localities in South Africa, Vodacom announced, Monday, December 14, the launch of its…

After downgrading South Africa’s sovereign rating from “BB” to “BB-” on November 20, Fitch has just downgraded the long-term issuer…