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While South Africa obsesses over BEE, low earth orbit satellite broadband networks – like Starlink – are beaming high-speed internet across the continent…
A Middle East makeover for the African Development Bank?
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah beat four other candidates to become president of the AfDB. He’s got his work cut out for him…
Government, we beg you, step aside!
The government is standing in the way of economic recovery. It’s time to let the private sector take the reins…
Stress and ‘controlled trauma’: Africa’s debt markets in flux
The downgrade of Afreximbank is emblematic of a tough few years in Africa’s bond markets…
Odds-on favourite: how online betting is cleaning up in Africa
The new form of wagering is taking Africa by storm. Are online betting companies worth a punt? Or are they a regulatory risk?…
Chagos islands: how Mauritius can turn a diplomatic triumph into real economic growth
Mauritius has regained control of the Chagos islands. This presents an opportunity to fund inclusive development and sustainability initiatives…
The budget that ended bailouts but forgot growth
Six game-changing reforms went largely unnoticed in a budget overshadowed by politics – yet the same old fiscal burdens threaten to cancel them out…
Kganyago ‘locks in’ on 3% inflation target
The SARB has cut rates and signalled a 3% inflation target – its biggest policy change in decades. Markets are already buying in…
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