Africa launches own credit rating agency
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – TIRED of being unfairly rated by the West, Africa’s 54 countries came together to announce their own independent credit…
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MTN Y’ello Care 2025 bridges tech and agriculture
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THIS year, MTN’s 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign is set to empower young South African agri-preneurs with cutting-edge…
ANALYSIS – The decline of empires: Is the US dollar facing its Rome moment?
from PASIPANODYA NZARAYAPENGA in New York, USUS Special CorrespondentNEW YORK, (CAJ News) – THE global economic landscape is shifting, and with it comes the question of…
MTN discloses R50 billion contribution to SA economy
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN has disclosed that it contributed more than R50 billion (US$2,8 billion) to South Africa’s economy through infrastructure…
Tah elected new AfDB president
from ALEXIS DOUMBIA in Abidjan, Ivory CoastIvory Coast BureauABIDJAN, (CAJ News) – MAURITANIAN, Sidi Ould Tah, is the new president of the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
Cash Consortium drives e-money adoption in Somalia
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE rollout of electronic money (e-money) in Somalia is accelerating humanitarian interventions in the crisis-prone country.…
OPINION: Unlocking Africa’s FinTech Future Beyond Credit Scores
by MLADEN COLICJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE FinTech industry has come a long way in Africa. Once a fringe disruptor, it is now a powerful force shaping how people borrow,…
PowerBall winner walks away with R68 million
by DAKALO DZATSHAMANYATSHAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African National Lottery’s PowerBall jackpot lucky winner has pocketed a whopping R68 million (about US$3.8…
Analysis: How Fica blocks enterprise and punishes poor people
by EUSTACE DAVIEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africans are often told that the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) protects them from financial crime. What they are…
Technology reforms boost Nigeria tax revenues
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) reveals it has trained more than 1 800 officers in artificial…