26-10-2026 By Michelle Waweru | Channel: finance | Tags: Africa Banking Finance
Author: Monah Anthony
The refinery can produce gold with purity levels between 99% and 99.99%, supporting efforts to formalize and expand gold mining. (Image: iStock by
It stopped me in my tracks and frankly scared me a little. While I know my parents are aging, I haven’t begun thinking about life without them, and I found myself spending the rest of the vacation looking through this new lens.
23-10-2026 By Bob Koigi | Channel: artificial-intelligence | Tags: Africa Artificial Intelligence Economy Market Research
21-10-2026 By Bob Koigi | Channel: artificial-intelligence | Tags: Africa Artificial Intelligence Banking Tech World Bank
Africa50 and India’s NTPC Limited have signed a cooperation agreement to identify and develop power-generation projects and cross-border electricity trading opportunities across Africa. The partnership aims to mobilise investment, strengthen regional power systems and expand reliable electricity supplies for households and businesses.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in South Africa on August 24, 2023. [Image: Per-Anders Pettersson/]
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (Reuters) – South Africa’s finance minister is expected to present an improved fiscal outlook in his mid-term budget on Wednesday, with a revenue windfall bolstering a push to regain an investment-grade credit rating.
Standard Bank Group (ISIN ZAE000109815) agreed to invest up to USD 200 million in OPay on October 9, 2026, linking the African lender to the fintech’s proposed New York listing, as Business Insider Africa reported. Standard Bank Group said the agreement also covers digital banking, payments, lending and remittances across Africa.
South Africa has been named among the world’s best countries for food in 2026, emerging as the only African country to feature on the list and putting its diverse culinary scene in the global spotlight.
