For years, South Africa has invested heavily in classroom technology — tablets, projectors, interactive whiteboards and digital learning platforms have steadily been introduced into schools across the country. Yet, despite …
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Africa forges a trade future beyond AGOA
African governments are bracing for the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a preferential trade pact with the United states which was extended in early February for …
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Saracen Marketing Group appoints Clifford Kinyua as CEO
Clifford Kinyua is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Saracen Media Group, a pan–East African marketing and brand growth organization serving leading regional and international brands. He is a transformation-focused …
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South Africa’s Bidvest restarts bank sale after Access deal collapse
Bidvest, a B2B services, trading, and distribution group, has relaunched the process to dispose of Bidvest Bank after its proposed sale to Nigerian lender Access Bank fell through following the …
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Minimum Wage Increase Triggers Fresh Unemployment Concerns in South Africa
Fresh concerns have emerged over possible job losses in South Africa following the Federal Government’s approval of a new national minimum wage benchmark, a development that has reignited debate among …
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South African banking giants eye StanChart Botswana in fresh M&A push
Standard Chartered has initiated plans to sell its Botswana subsidiary, a move that has already drawn early interest from major regional lenders seeking to strengthen their footprint across Southern Africa. …
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The ANC’s sudden embrace of South African business
In 2023, South Africa confronted what a senior minister in the ruling African National Congress described as the single greatest threat to the country since the end of apartheid — …
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Swiss Private Bank Pictet Opens First African Office in South Africa
Swiss private bank, Banque Pictet & Cie SA, has officially launched its first office on the African continent, marking a historic expansion for the 220-year-old wealth manager as the number …
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NiDCOM Condemns Killing of Nigerian in South Africa, Demands Justice
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri‑Erewa, has condemned the killing of a 22-year-old Nigerian e-hailing driver, Isaac Satlet, in Pretoria, South Africa, calling for …
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South African rand strengthens after Friday’s sharp decline
South Africa’s rand firmed on Monday, clawing back part of the heavy losses recorded in the previous trading session, as investors reassessed movements in global commodity prices and emerging market …