September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025
Safaricom shifts services to M-PESA super app
Safaricom is quietly changing how its customers use digital products by moving everyday services into its flagship M-PESA app, raising questions about the future of its long-running self-care platform, the mySafaricom app. This week,
September 8, 2025
What Standard Bank’s mobile money push means for South Africa
In a recent white paper, Standard Bank, South Africa’s biggest lender, called for mobile money to be integrated into traditional banking systems, a move it says could make payments faster, cheaper, and more accessible. For
September 8, 2025
Timbuktoo Creatives Hub champions Africa’s creative economy
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa, in partnership with the Western Cape Government, the City of Atlanta, and other key collaborators, has hosted the timbuktoo Creatives Hub Showcase at the Homecoming
September 8, 2025
South Africa–UAE bilateral trade tops USD$6.5 Billion
United Arab Emirates (UAE) government data has shown that South Africa is the UAE’s second-largest trading partner in Africa, accounting for nearly 8% of the UAE’s non-oil trade. Within the GCC, the UAE is
September 8, 2025
Investec appoints Teboho Mokoena as Ambassador
International bank and wealth manager, Investec, has announced professional footballer and Bafana Bafana midfielder, Teboho Mokoena, as its new ambassador. As part of this multi-year ambassadorship, Mokoena represents Investec as both a client and
September 8, 2025