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2 months ago

Rescuing the unrescuable — Why SA’s municipal insolvency regime needs surgery

South Africa’s local government landscape is littered with the walking dead. Municipalities that cannot pay creditors, cannot deliver water, and cannot keep the lights on – yet cannot be liquidated. T...

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2 months ago

Looting as a Consequence of South Africa's economic exclusion

Thirty-two years into democracy, South Africans grapple with unfulfilled promises. Poverty persists, and social issues manifest in movements and looting, highlighting deep-seated economic exclusion.

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2 months ago

Botswana signed the Artemis Accords – so why hasn't South Africa?

Botswana recently became the sixth African nation to sign the Artemis Accords, a US-led initiative for peaceful space exploration. However, South Africa, despite its advanced space sector and historic...

Policy Change

2 months ago

The number one health issue in Palestine is the Israeli occupation

Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, International President of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), highlights how Israel's actions since October 2023 have systematically eroded Palestinians' ability to live a dignified,...

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2 months ago

Transforming South Africa’s power grid, virtually

As South Africans invest billions in rooftop solar and batteries, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) offer a way to connect these distributed energy resources into a single, flexible power network. This inno...

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2 months ago

Formula 1's luxury makeover is about more than champagne

Formula 1 is increasingly selling luxury, a shift prominently displayed at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix. Moët & Chandon, in its second year as title sponsor under LVMH's decade-long partnership, expand...

Risk Alert

2 months ago

Africa’s Health Defenses Have Improved But Its Funding Has Not

Against the backdrop of an Ebola disease outbreak, the new Africa Health Security (AHS) Index, released today, reveals significant gaps in critical health infrastructure despite important progress in...

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2 months ago

OPay’s 2031 ambition: Can one fintech serve one billion users?

OPay currently serves 46 million users in Nigeria (according to its own estimates) — roughly 0.23% of Nigeria’s over 200 million population. Outside Nigeria, the fintech has footprints in Egypt, Indon...

ESG Report

2 months ago

Gradual end to loadshedding era

OVER the past couple of years, Zambia has been on the move towards securing energy sufficiency and send the era of load-shedding into the annals. The commissioning of the Chisamba 100MW phase 2 solar...

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2 months ago

Marchés financiers africains : les leçons de la crise russo-ukrainienne pour mieux gérer les risques

La crise révèle le degré élevé d’intégration financière de l’Afrique, confirmant que la notion de périphérie n’a plus de sens dans un système financier globalisé.

Labour Update

2 months ago

Africa Can Grow Faster With AI—If It Moves Now

A farmer in Kenya gets weather and planting advice on a basic phone. A teacher in Nigeria uses a chatbot to help students catch up in math. South Africa’s revenue authority uses data analytics to bett...

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2 months ago

Kenya cracks down on counterfeit mobile phones, routers, modems

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how Kenya is cracking down on counterfeit telecom devices, Esther Masese Waititu leaving Safaricom, and PesaLink competing with M-Pesa with lower-cost transfers.