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African Tech Innovation Awards 2025 – Finalist Announcement
4 December 2025 – Business tech Africa today announces the category finalists for the second Business Tech Africa Tech Innovation Awards. This year's accolade is set to build on the inaugural awards introduced by Business Tech Africa last year, where new fintech Tipped, took overall top honours. This year there were a few changes to
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 3 December 2025
Business News Today Amazon Announces On-Site AI Service Offering Amazon announced a new innovative AI product yesterday called “AI Factories”. The service would allow big corporations and governments to run its AI systems in their own data centres, where customers supply the power source and the data centre, and AWS plugs in the AI system, manages it,
African Energy Chamber condemns UK’s withdrawal from Mozambique Gas Project
UK’s withdrawal from The Mozambique LNG, Project highlights how Western climate agendas undermine Africa’s urgent need for energy security and economic growth The UK government’s recent decision to withdraw $1.15 billion in support from the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project is according to the African Energy Chamber (AEC), is a concerning example of Western policy priorities undermining
Fuel Price Increase Shock for Business This Christmas
South African Fuel Price Hike: December 2025 Adjustment The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced the monthly fuel price adjustments today (December 2, 2025), effective from Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at midnight. These changes are calculated monthly under the Fuel Price Formula, which determines the Basic Fuel Price (BFP) based on international and
Sumsub's Identity Fraud Report 2025-2026
Key Insights The newly released Sumsub Identity Fraud Report 2025-2026 delivers a data-driven analysis of evolving identity fraud trends, drawing from over 4 million fraud attempts processed on its platform in 2024-2025. This is paired alongside surveys of 300+ fraud professionals and 1,200+ end-users across global regions. The report shows a shift in focus from
South African Currency Improvement – An Analysis
Current Strength of the South African Rand (ZAR) As of December 2, 2025, the ZAR is exhibiting notable strength against the US dollar, trading at approximately 17.10 USD/ZAR, a slight 0.09% daily increase but reflecting broader monthly gains. Year-to-date, the ZAR has appreciated by over 8% against the USD, recovering from highs near 19.74 earlier
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 2 December 2025
Business News Today South African Currency Showing Resilience The South African rand traded around the 17.1 per USD mark, near its best level since mid-November. Year-to-date, the Rand (ZAR) has appreciated by over 8% against the USD, recovering from highs near 19.74 earlier in 2025. This was supported by a softer dollar as well as
No Free Lunch Podcast – AI Readiness And Right-Sizing your AI
In a topical discussion with Andrew Bourne on the "No Free Lunch" podcast, the focus was on AI readiness and data maturity. Greg Stewart, the host, introduced Andrew Bourne from Zoho, highlighting Zoho's unique approach to AI. Unlike many companies, Zoho is not primarily an AI company but a software development firm that has developed
Immobazyme Raises R50 Million to Scale Biologics Platform
Cape Town, South Africa — December 1st, 2025 — Immobazyme, the stand-out Bio-tech company in South Africa who have been building scalable, cost-effective biologics, has secured an additional R25 million in funding, bringing its total capital raised to R50 million. The round was led by the University Technology Fund (UTF II), with participation from Fireball Capital
Breaking News Today – Monday 1 December 2025
Business News Today Retail Sales Spike on Black Friday Deals in South Africa Black Friday 2025, marked a strong uptick in consumer spending across South Africa, with preliminary data indicating a clear increase from 2024, despite economic pressures like inflation and high living costs. ABSA bank forecasted and confirmed a 10% year-on-year growth in card
No Free Lunch – The Intra African Trade Dream
Interview with Adam Molai – Africa Trade Engine Founder In probably one of the most important discussions I have had on No Free Lunch, I spoke with The Adam Molai The Chairmen and co-founder of Africa Trade Engine about where the opportunities for growing intra-African trade and industrialisation opportunities lie. The interview delves into the
Africa's Commodity Crossroads: Boom, Barriers, and the Battle for Mining's Future
The 2025 Commodity Surge: Winners and Laggards 2025 has been a banner year for commodities, propelled by geopolitical tensions, central bank gold hoarding, and the unrelenting march of the green energy transition. Precious metals have dominated this growth trajectory in 2025, with platinum and silver posting explosive gains amid safe-haven demand and industrial rebounds. Critical
Breaking News Today – Friday 28 November 2025
Business News Today Exxaro Resources Expands its Energy Assets JSE listed mining group, Exxaro Resources, has entered into binding agreements with Acciona Energía to acquire majority interests in two fully operational renewable energy assets. The assets are the 138 MW Gouda Wind Farm in the Western Cape as well as the 75 MW Sishen Solar generation
Breaking News Today – Thursday 27 November 2025
Business News Today Vodacom -Massiv Deal Finalised Vodacom can finally move ahead with the acquisition of a 30% co-controlling stake in Maziv, the holding company that houses Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa. This after the transaction now has received approval from communications regulator ICASA. For Vodacom, the transaction marks a key strategic move with the
Africa Digital Assets Report 2025: Key Trends and Takeaways
The Africa Digital Assets Report 2025, published by Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, is a timely analysis aligning with Africa's current financial evolution. The benchmark study, the first of it's kind, dissects the maturation of digital assets from fringe speculation to institutional cornerstone, amid Africa's burgeoning tech ecosystem. The report underscores a central thesis: the
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 26 November 2025
Business News Today Space-Tech Boosting Mining Exploration Success Australian space Startup Fleet Space made a break-through announced yesterday with its satellite exploration technology proving it can deliver vastly reduced mining exploration time. The Space-tech group used its satellite AI tech to expand Quebec's Cisco lithium project beyond its current 329 million metric ton estimate. The startup's orbital
Is the "Coup Belt" a Workable Economic Structure in Africa?
The North African states of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are all governed by military juntas following a series of coups d'état between 2020 and 2023. These Sahel nations, collectively known as the "coup belt," have suspended their countries constitutions, dissolved parliaments, and extended "transitional" periods indefinitely, citing security threats from jihadist insurgencies as justification.
No Free Lunch – Fixing SA's Transport Infrastructure
Tackling South Africa's Infrastructure Deficits with SAICE's Ceo – Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane In the latest episode of "No Free Lunch," host Greg Stewart engages with Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane, the pioneering CEO of the South African Institute of Engineers (SAICE), to discuss the pressing issues surrounding South Africa's infrastructure. The conversation delves into the deteriorating state of infrastructure,
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 25 November 2025
Business News Today Dangote Inks Deal with Honeywell Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery, has inked an agreement with Honeywell, the industrial automation and tech group, to provide services aimed at doubling its already impressive refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028. The move is the clearest indication yet that Aliko Dangote, Africa's top industrialist's
Ansarada 2026 Global M&A Predictions Report: High-Level Summary with African Focus
The Ansarada 2026 Global Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Predictions Report, authored by Managing Director Justin Smith, aggregates insights from 26 leading dealmakers across key markets to forecast mergers and acquisitions trends amid persistent geopolitical volatility, economic uncertainty, and technological disruption. Drawing from 2025's resilience, highlighted by mega-deals like Blackstone's AirTrunk acquisition and Lactalis's Fonterra stake,