44+ min ago   (1028+ words) Africa’s ambitions to become a meaningful player in the artificial intelligence economy will depend on whether governments and investors can move quickly to build local data centers, strengthen data governance and expand energy and water infrastructure, executives from Schneider Electric…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (921+ words) South African investors are increasingly treating water insecurity as a material financial risk rather than a narrow environmental concern, as Alexforbes Investments warned that ageing infrastructure, governance weaknesses and service delivery failures are already weighing on business performance, portfolio resilience…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1153+ words) Botswana’s private equity market is entering a more mature phase, with local pension funds and insurers taking a bigger role in funding deals as investors look beyond the country’s diamond sector and toward financial services, tourism and regional manufacturing opportunities....

11+ min ago   (221+ words) July 27 (Reuters) – Impala Platinum has suspended mining at its Rustenburg operations in South Africa while it conducts a comprehensive safety reset following recent injuries and fatalities, it said on Monday. While Impala did not provide details of the safety incidents,…...

30+ min ago   (267+ words) South Africa’s mining sector is increasingly using artificial intelligence and other fourth industrial revolution technologies to improve safety, maintenance, geological analysis and energy use, but outdated regulation and licensing delays are preventing the technologies from delivering full economic potential. Ian…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (117+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 27 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Vodacom Group upgraded its medium-term growth targets on Monday after completing its acquisition of a controlling stake in Kenya’s Safaricom, while also reducing its dividend payout ratio. The Vodafone VOD.L majority-owned company said it…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (233+ words) CNBC Africa Reach Africa's business leaders, investors and decision-makers. More From CNBC Africa South African rand trims recent losses JOHANNESBURG, July 27 (Reuters) – The South African rand strengthened in early trading on Monday, recovering some of last week’s losses as a…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (887+ words) Aspen Pharmacare has signed a voluntary licensing agreement with MSD for an investigational long-acting HIV prevention pill, in a move the South African drugmaker said could speed access and local manufacturing in Africa once the product clears late-stage clinical trials…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (895+ words) Aspen Pharmacare is stepping up its efforts to widen access to new medicines in Africa through a licensing deal with MSD for an investigational long-acting HIV prevention treatment, with the South African drugmaker saying the arrangement could help accelerate local…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (362+ words) Standard Bank Group Chief Executive Sim Tshabalala has warned that Africa risks undermining its own economic integration if it treats migration as a threat rather than a driver of growth. Speaking at a seminar hosted by former South African President…...