Cyber criminals wreaking havoc in Nigeria
Mobile fraud from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – CYBER attacks in Nigeria are alarmingly higher than the global average. According to findings by Check Point, the cyber security firm, the number of attacks experienced per business each week is 870 on average. This weekly figure is 2 308 across all industry sectors collectively. The More...
SA’s hotel property market forecast to recover
FNB Commercial Property Sector Strategist, John Loos by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa’s hotel property market is expected to improve in 2022 but still lag behind the major commercial property More...
Mobile payments projected to sustain growth
MPESA by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – A FINANCIAL technology company has forecast local payment methods (LPM) to further open up the African market to a number of global e-commerce opportunities. This as the More...
Kenya’s NCBA takes a leap to Bank 4.0
NCBA Bank Kenya. File photo from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – NCBA Bank, one of Kenya’s biggest financial institutions, is investing in technology to offer inclusive services to millions of its More...
Chanda new AfDB head of water, sanitation
African Development Bank Director for Water Development and Sanitation, Osward Mulenga Chanda from ALEXIS DOUMBIA in Abidjan, Ivory Coast ABIDJAN – THE African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed More...
Fully digital bank boost for SMEs
Investec by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – BUSINESSES, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), can now better manage cash flow after the launch of a fully-digital application programming interface (API)-enabled More...
IMF loan deal divides Zambia
International Monetary Fund from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, Zambia LUSAKA – BY securing the US$1,4 billion loan deal from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), President Haikande Hichilema’s government has More...
Zim inflation, SA riots sour Tongaat performance
Cane sugar in KwaZulu Natal from NJABULO BUTHELEZI in Durban DURBAN – TONGAAT Hulett is counting the cost of the civil unrest in South Africa and hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, which impacted on its financial More...
Zimplats embarks on $1,8 billion expansion exercise
Zimplats from DANAI MWARUMBWA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMPLATS is investing US$1,8 billion on expansion and refurbishments over a ten-year period. The investment is effective this current More...
Kenya bank’s bid for Tanzania finance firm fails
Kenya Commercial Bank from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – KENYA Commercial Bank (KCB) Group has failed in its bid to acquire African Banking Corporation Tanzania. This is after KCB More...