Standard Bank unpacks informal economy
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – NEARLY 80% of township businesses in South Africa operate without formal registration, limiting their access to finance, markets,…
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First South Sudan interbank payment system goes live
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE shift from paper-based manual processes to modern digital systems is a milestone in South Sudan’s financial sector…
Trade hopes high for SA firms in Germany
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African agro-processing entrepreneurs who exhibited at the Anuga Food and Beverage Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany, are…
Mineworkers reject ‘insulting’ Sibanye offer
by NJABULO MKHIZEDURBAN, (CAJ News) – THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has referred its wage dispute with Sibanye-Stillwater Gold to the Commission for Conciliation,…
SA poultry industry warns inquiry: Don’t break what feeds the nation
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) — THE South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has called on the government to support rather than dismantle the country’s poultry…
New $10.5m boost fuels KOFISI’s drive to transform African markets
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) — PAN-AFRICAN workspace and hospitality operator KOFISI is challenging traditional investment models in Africa, calling for a shift…
Payaza announces $13,5 million debt settlement
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, NigeriaNigeria BureauLAGOS, (CAJ News) – PAYAZA, an African financial technology (fintech) company, discloses it has fully repaid ₦20,3…
Ghana shines as gold hits record high amid global rush
by RUSSEL ADADEVOH & SAVIOUS KWINIKAAfrica BureauACCRA, (CAJ News) – AS gold soared to an unprecedented $4,000 per ounce on October 1, 2025, global investors flocked to the…
BASF appoints Kulma as South Africa MD
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – GERMANY-headquartered BASF (Badische Anilin- und Sodafabrik), rated the world’s largest chemical producer, has appointed…
Africa pushes value addition at Mining Week
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – DAY one of African Mining Week 2025 opened with a ministerial forum that spotlighted how three African nations – the…