The Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026 opened its doors in Cape Town today, marking a pivotal moment in the continent's economic trajectory. Convening a powerful coalition of policymakers, ...

Africa's Green Economy Summit has expanded to include a pre-event day focused on nature, carbon credits and biodiversity ...

JOHANNESBURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital ...

Eminent experts from across the country and beyond, the academia, as well as leading public and private sector players have called for deliberate and coordinated efforts, stronger policy discipline, ...

THE global technology sector in early 2026 is defined by a brutal, unprecedented paradox. We are witnessing the greatest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. When governments borrow from the capital markets, the credit rating agencies Standard & Poor ...

South Africa’s economy expanded at the slowest pace in four years in 2024 as most sectors failed to contribute to growth because of logistical constraints, weak consumer spending, a drought and poor ...

PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's economy stagnated in the first quarter, eking out quarter-on-quarter growth of just 0.1%, as contractions in sectors like mining and manufacturing offset a strong ...

The Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Heirs Holdings Group Tony Elumelu, has emphasised the need for a strategic and collaborative approach to drive sustainable economic growth across ...

When we talk about the strength of a country's economy, one of the first things that comes up is Gross Domestic Product, or GDP. According to the IMF, South Africa is projected to remain Africa’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Frank Corva writes about Bitcoin adoption around the world. Founded in August 2021, Bitcoin Ekasi, a Bitcoin circular economy ...

In the big investment banks, the international financial institutions and development agencies, and in the leading economic think-tanks, African economists are still too few. That reflects a stubborn ...