Africa mining leaders seek growth
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICA’S mining industry is seeking to turn improving commodity prospects into renewed investment as executives, government…
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FNB launches crypto trading
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – FIRST National Bank (FNB) has launched cryptocurrency investing on its banking platform, giving customers access to a…
Africa demands value addition
from AHMED MOOLAH in Cairo, Egypt Egypt Bureau CAIRO, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN countries must move more rapidly from exporting raw materials towards producing finished and…
Standard Bank Group and Huawei Forge Strategic Cloud Partnership to Drive Digital and Intelligent Finance in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – STANDARD Bank has deepened its strategic technology collaboration with Huawei as the Group accelerates the modernisation of its banking platforms…
BII commits $65m to Zambia, Zimbabwe
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, Zambia Zambia Bureau LUSAKA, (CAJ News) – BRITISH International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, is…
CRDB secures US$300m syndicated loan
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania Bureau DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – COOPERATIVE and Rural Development Bank (CRDB) Bank has secured a US$300 million…
Kenya continues chaotic record of bungling telecoms deals
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Bureau NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – The controversy around the transaction between Kenya and the Vodacom Group, culminating in the…
Malawi launches cash scheme for returnees from SA
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi Bureau LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – MALAWI has launched a cash transfer programme for vulnerable women who returned from South Africa…
South Africa backs green hydrogen-led industrial growth
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa is positioning green hydrogen as part of a wider industrialisation drive aimed at expanding manufacturing,…
Zimbabwe builds with its own steel
from BEKEZELA NDEBELE in Nkayi, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau NKAYI, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S drive to use locally manufactured steel in major infrastructure projects is gaining…