Where did the ‘Waka Waka’ millions go?
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Talking about a revolution in Africa’s creative economy
A new equity company for creatives is set to make strategic investments in intellectual property across the continent’s creative and cultural sector…
African currencies: the year they didn’t fall over
African currencies are notoriously ‘volatile’. But in an unusual turn of events, all are up against the dollar in the year to date…
Love gone wrong: scammers exploit online romance
As Africa goes digital, a darker trend is emerging: romance scams that prey on trust and loneliness. From scam centres to AI fakery, no-one…
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