Three win R45.7m each in PowerBall Xtra
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THREE South Africans have become multimillionaires after the National Lottery’s first-ever PowerBall Xtra jackpot cascade…
Finance & Banking
Vodacom seals Safaricom takeover
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – VODACOM Group has completed its US$2,1 billion (R35 billion) acquisition of an additional 20 percent effective stake in Safaricom,…
Standard Bank invests R3.45bn in climate-smart farming
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICA’S largest financial institution, Standard Bank Group has mobilised a whopping R3.45 billion (about US$210 million)…
Fuel price surge sinks consumer confidence
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African consumer confidence deteriorated sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as the economic fallout from the Iran…
Econet Zimbabwe advances 5G tower rollout, AI strategy
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) – ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has commissioned 200 new base stations, including 95 5G sites, across…
African Bank wins top Africa social bond award
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN Bank’s inaugural social bond has been recognised as the Best Social Bond in Africa at the 2025 EMEA Finance Achievement…
Botswana Stock Exchange surpasses P1 trillion landmark
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, Botswana Botswana Bureau GABORONE, (CAJ News) – THE Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has attained a milestone by surpassing P1 trillion…
SPAR begins retail turnaround
from NJABULO MKHIZE in Durban KwaZulu Natal Bureau DURBAN, (CAJ News) – THE SPAR Group has reported a significant decline in profitability for the six months ended 27 March…
Africa energy shift favouring renewables
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICA’S energy landscape is undergoing a structural transformation, with renewable energy financing now significantly…
Heirs Energies wins global finance award
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau LAGOS, (CAJ News) – HEIRS Energies Limited has secured international recognition after its landmark US$750 million…