• Underground treasure

    Underground treasure

    The Western Cape is not known for its mining industry, but a small mine in the province’s extreme north is set to become an important site for the production of… Read more

    Ready for e-street

    Ready for e-street

    Cape Town’s municipal bus service, MyCiTi, is taking delivery of its first electric bus in August 2026. Moneyweb reports that the municipality expects to have a total of 30 electric… Read more

    Extra eyes

    Extra eyes

    Nigeria is recruiting artificial intelligence (AI) to help tighten fiscal discipline in its customs service. It is hoped the AI programme will improve revenue collection and repair long-standing leakages in… Read more

    Natural stakes

    Natural stakes

    The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has recorded an African first, by listing the continent’s first nature-linked, performance-based bond. The exchange reports that the FirstRand Bank Cape Water Performance-Based Bond is… Read more

    Powerful push

    Powerful push

    The drive to stimulate economic activity in the Gauteng province of South Africa has been promised a ZAR206 billion boost. That is how much local and international investors pledged at… Read more