Goldfinger’s rule of three and South Africa’s shrinking footprint in Africa Are Shoprite and Nedbank’s retreats in Africa indicative of a broader trend?… by Tim Cohen August 19, 2025 Opinion·Pan-African
Africa’s inflation gap narrows – but structural fault lines remain African inflation is on a downward trend. But without fixing structural issues, the continent remains vulnerable to global and domestic inflation shocks… by Tim Cohen August 15, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
Borders without banks: How necessity forged Africa’s fintech boom Africa’s digital payments economy is expected to reach R1.5-trillion by 2030. That’s the result of innovation sparked by necessity… by Tamsin Freemantle August 14, 2025 Opinion·Pan-African
Where did the ‘WakaWaka’ millions go? Freshlyground push Fifa and Sony for answers on where WakaWaka’s post-2014 millions – meant for African charities – have gone… by Tim Cohen August 10, 2025 Pan-African·Pleasure 5
The 487,500,000 Zim dollar cheque that couldn’t clear A new Cape Town art exhibition mines Zimbabwe’s economic collapse, turning worthless currency into radical cultural capital… by artHARARE August 8, 2025 Art & Culture·Pan-African 1
Why Africa pays more for its debt – and how to fix it In the brutal maths of global finance, Africa loses out from weak data and governance at home, and warped perceptions abroad… by Vernon Wessels August 8, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
Trump’s tariff tantrum rolls over Africa Trump’s Africa tariffs – already based on dodgy economics – seem pointless and cruel given the amount of Africa-US trade… by Tim Cohen August 7, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
Orange’s Jumo deal suggests plenty of M&A still for African telcos African mobile operators are showing huge growth in their financial services businesses. Is there road left to run? Deals in the sector suggest so… by Tim Cohen August 1, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
Boxed in: Lessons for Pretoria and Africa from Trump’s tariff uppercut What a schoolboy dust-up has to say about the US president and his looming tariffs… by Tim Cohen July 31, 2025 Opinion·Pan-African 3
Can-do vibe emerges at the film market in Durban From chaos comes opportunity as the 16th Durban FilmMart navigates troubled times for the film industry… by Janet Heard July 30, 2025 News·Pan-African
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