Africa’s Power Shift Gains Momentum As Renewables Outpaces Non-renewable Energy Investment By 8:1
Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In 2025, Standard Bank’s financing for renewable energy power generation outpaced that for non-renewable power generation by a ratio of 8:1, signalling a shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy systems across the continent. With nearly 600 million people across Africa still without access to reliable electricity, […]
Generation Is Only Half The Story: T&D Africa 2027 To Deliver The Grid Backbone Of Africa’s Power Revolution
While new generation capacity grabs headlines, the real bottleneck to Africa’s energy future lies in transmission and distribution. That is why T&D Africa Conference & Expo returns as the dedicated high-impact platform where the continent’s critical grid infrastructure challenges are solved. As an official side event of Africa Energy Indaba 2027, and taking place from […]
Why Child Safeguarding Must Become SA’s Loudest Promise During Child Protection Week
In every classroom, every playground, every township street, and every rural village, there are children carrying their own unique stories. Some arrive at school hungry, some anxious. Some have witnessed violence even before breakfast. Some have learned to stay silent long before they learned to read. And yet, despite these realities, children still laugh loudly […]
Africa Lost $57.8 Billion To Cybercrime In 2025. Now Bank Boards Are Personally Liable.
In a single 12-month period, Africa lost an estimated $57.8 billion to scams and cyber fraud, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) 2025 Report. That is not a typo. Billion, with a B. The same report found that 68% of African adults reported experiencing a scam in 2025. In South Africa alone, digital banking […]
Finance Magnates Africa Summit Evolves Into The Trading Festival Cape Town, South Africa
Future Editions to Launch Under a New Consumer-Focused Brand Responding to the Growth of Retail Trading and Investing Across Africa Following the successful conclusion of the latest Finance Magnates Africa Summit, the organisers have announced that all future editions of the event will be held under a new name: The Trading Festival Cape Town, South […]
Africa Must Shape The Rules, Not Just React To Them
By Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi Africa Month cannot be reduced to an annual ritual of pride, symbolism and memory. It must be a moment of reckoning. It should compel us to ask a difficult but necessary question: is Africa truly shaping its own future, or are too many of our nations still forced into the posture […]
South Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Is Colliding With The AI Economy
The traditional pathway from education to employment is breaking down. South Africa needs to reckon with that before the window closes. By Riaz Moola, CEO at HyperionDev At a time when global employers are struggling to fill digital and technology roles, South Africa continues to face one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the […]
Dual Listings On African And International Exchanges Create Distributed Wealth
By Eric Osiakwan Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is planning a London listing of his cement business this year, after announcing a multi-exchange African listing of his refinery. Dangote Cement which is already listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) with a market capitalisation of almost $13bn, would seek a secondary listing on the London Stock […]
Bongeziwe Mabandla’s New Album Ndingubani Arrives 11 June
Celebrate the Release Live at Emperors Palace on 13 June Multi-award-winning South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla has announced his new album, Ndingubani, arriving on 11 June. The announcement follows the release of lead singles “Walila”, “Zama” and “Yalwa” both of which have connected strongly with listeners, earning praise from fans while building momentum across streaming […]
Africa Has The Resources And The Ambition: Igniting The Power Revolution At Africa Energy Indaba 2027
Africa possesses vast natural resources and growing ambition. Now is the time to ignite the power revolution. Ministers, utilities, investors, developers, and innovators from across the continent and the globe will gather at the 19th Africa Energy Indaba 2027 — Africa’s premier energy event to accelerate energy generation, unlock billions in investment, secure bankable projects, […]
