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The Death of the Retail Mall — Or Not
While Globally Retail Developments are Stalling, In Africa Retail is Flourishing
Breaking News Today - Monday 31 August 2026
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Breaking News Today – Thursday 27 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today South African Business Liquidations Continue to Slow Business Liquidations in South Africa have continued to see lower numbers with the latest data from Statistics South Africa indication a year-to-date decrease of 4,9%, from 1 684 to 1 601 companies, recorded in the first seven months of 2026. In
No Free Lunch Podcast – Bringing Smart Phone Access to Africa
In this episode of No Free Lunch, Greg Stewart chats with Shaun Durandt, Head of Business Development at PayJoy, about how affordable smartphone access can help unlock earning potential, Learning access and business opportunity across African markets. The discussion explores the scale of the smartphone gap in Africa, the business model behind PayJoy’s responsible lending
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 25 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Bitcoin Rally Continues with Crypto Markets Following Bitcoin has surged in the last week hitting a more than 3-month high this morning above the $80 000 mark. The market signature crypto, has surged by over 23% in the last week and has seen a 3-day rally, the likes
Breaking News Today – Monday 24 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today African Private Equity Group Gains Controlling Stake in Global Edu-Tech Group Alterra Capital Partners, a Private Equity group that has already invested roughly $1.9–2 billion across 20 odd companies in Africa, is set to acquire control of Unicaf, an online and blended learning platform focused on sub-Saharan Africa.
Breaking News Today – Friday 28 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Global Coal Demand increasing Driving Prices Higher Coal prices have surged by over 6% today, moving towards the $140 per ton level this morning, and reaching a two-month high. This as growing global energy demand intersects with ongoing concerns over supply. Coal remains the world’s largest source of
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 26 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Boardroom Battles Expected Today At Prosus AGM Some of the world’s largest investors have objected strongly to the share structure of Prosus and its parent company Naspers and how the companies pay their executives and board members. In disclosures of how they intend to vote at the companies’
No Free Lunch Podcast – The SME Funding Challenge
This episode of No Free Lunch explores the rapid growth of South Africa’s ICT and small business sector, with a particular focus on the funding challenges faced by SMEs working on larger projects. Host Greg Stewart is joined by Andrew Keggie, Chief Information Officer at Lula, a Cape Town-based fintech that provides working capital and
Breaking News Today – Friday 21 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today ABSA Share Buyout in Kenya Disappoints The Absa Banking Group will spend around about $50.37 million to increase its stake in Absa Bank Kenya to 71.99%. This is however below the a fraction of the &283.4 million the major banking group had allocated for the share buy scheme
Business School – Overcoming Business Scaling Challenges in Africa
Scaling a business anywhere globally is often one of the biggest challenges for startup businesses. in Africa this is compounded further by environment challenges not common elsewhere. In Africa it is rarely a straight line of product excellence meeting growing demand. Here markets are fragmented across dozens of countries with different currencies, regulations, infrastructure realities
Breaking News Today – Thursday 20 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Ghana's Port Upgrades See Record Volumes in Units The Tema Port in Ghana has strengthened its position among West African competitors (notably Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire and Lomé in Togo) through strong container growth at its modern Terminal 3, with gains spilling over into total cargo, transshipment, and
No Free Lunch – JEM – Automating Workforce Management via WhatsApp
Host of No Free Lunch – Greg Stewart interviews Simon Ellis, the co-founder and CEO of JEM, an innovative AI driven South African Startup, following the company’s announcement of an $8.4 million Series A raise. Our conversation traces Simon’s path from accounting and corporate work in London to entrepreneurship, while also exploring how JEM became
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 19 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Electricity Price Reforms Proposed By South Africa South Africa proposed sweeping changes to its electricity-tariff framework, that will be the biggest reform of its pricing policy in almost two decades. The plan is set to be published in the government gazette for public comment on Friday, 21 August.
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 18 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Airtel Africa Launches Africa’s First Commercial Starlink Mobile Service African Telecoms group Airtel Africa, has become the first operator on the continent to commercially launch Starlink’s satellite-to-mobile service, starting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Compatible smartphones can now connect directly to Starlink satellites for SMS and light
Why is South Africa’s Zero-Rating Mobile Data Obligation Still Stuck in Neutral?
Key Points Summary Deadlines Loom – Little Action Taken South Africa’s major mobile network operators have just over four months left to meet a binding legal obligation that could meaningfully expand access to education, health and social services for millions of people. Yet, with the 15 January 2027 deadline fast approaching, only a handful of
Breaking News Today – Monday 17 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Constitutional Court Finds Shuts-Down Wild Coast Oil Exploration South Africa’s Constitutional Court, on Friday, ruled in favour of South Africa's Wild Coast communities and environmental groups. It set aside the exploration right held by Shell Oil and Impact Africa (originally granted in 2014 and later renewed), and overturned
Startup Stack – Top 5 AI Tools for African Startups
Top 5 AI Tools for African Startups & SMEs (August 2026)Performance-weighted ranking Business Tech Africa's analysis of AI software has placed a heavier emphasis on current AI model quality, reliability, instruction-following, writing/coding strength, and recent user/benchmark feedback (mid-2026). The analysis takes into account: ecosystem fit, price, ease of use, and African practicality (mobile, affordability, WhatsApp-adjacent
Breaking News Today – Friday 14 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today South African Space Programme Announces Flight Dates The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI), which is is in the process of developing the liquid-fuelled Saffire engine and the two-stage commercial launch vehicle (CLV) has identified its time frame to launch and deploy a space rocket capable
Breaking News Today – Thursday 13 August 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today India Seeking a new SACU Trade Agreement for Automotive and Pharmaceuticals India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union (SACU — South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini) signed Terms of Reference to formally launch negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) yesterday. Further talks are expected to