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On the road to a cashless society – SARB digital payments roadmap
24th May 2024 On 18 April 2024, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published its digital payments roadmap. The document entitled Digital Payments Roadmap:... →
Unintended consequences?
By: Terence Creamer 24th May 2024 It is highly unlikely that South Africa would have made the progress it has in stabilising electricity supply and setting in place initiatives to... →
As East Africa grows, Southern Africa is being left behind
23rd May 2024 Why is Southern Africa’s economic growth the worst of all Africa’s regions, while East Africa is number one? With an economic growth rate exceeding... →
In rural South Africa, voters weigh frustration and ANC loyalty
By: Reuters 23rd May 2024 In Nelson Mandela's hometown of Qunu there has been no running water since 2016, jobs are scarce and crime is on the rise as unemployed young men... →
Faking cash and making cash in the DRC 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd May 2024 The DRC is an origin, transit and destination country for counterfeit currency, most of which is US dollar-denominated. In February 2021, Ugandan... →
Development finance agency highlights Africa’s infrastructure needs and opportunities
By: Rebecca Campbell 17th May 2024 The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), which exists to catalyse private-sector investment in African infrastructure, on Friday released its latest... →
UN Global Campaign for Road Safety launched in South Africa
By: Sabrina Jardim 15th May 2024 In support of national and local authorities’ road safety initiatives, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt, in... →
Swiss court jails Gambian ex-minister for crimes against humanity
By: Reuters 15th May 2024 A Swiss court on Wednesday convicted a former government minister from Gambia of crimes against humanity under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh and jailed... →
