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Fintech innovation turns township shops into payment hubs
Informal retailers are becoming important payment hubs in townships and rural communities after Shop2Shop and Pay@ launched a service that allows customers to pay...
South32 targets renewable energy boom, SA operations cost bite
South32's operating costs for the South African manganese business are expected to shoot above guidance even as the miner exceeds production targets.
The operating costs...
How many more shocks can this country absorb?
It is rarely one event that changes an economy. It is the accumulation of many smaller shocks arriving at the same time. That is...
Will AI make us smarter or simply more dependent?
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to make us more productive, efficient and informed than ever before. With a few prompts, we can draft reports, analyse...
What Ningxia in China can teach South Africa about fighting poverty
Few challenges shape South Africa’s future more deeply than poverty, unemployment and inequality. They affect the daily lives of millions of citizens and continue...
Strategic blunders to blame for African Bank’s troubles, say analysts
A leading analyst has suggested selling African Bank piece by piece as a way of salvaging the loss-making bank that has announced plans to...
