Tag: Africas
South Africa’s economy threatening downturn
DURBAN, South Africa - April 16, 2022: Massive debris at the Durban harbor following heavy rains, mudslides, rain and winds in Durban. The harbour ser [...]
Africa’s top golfers to shoot for Bitcoin prize on Sunshine Tour
Top golfers from Africa and Europe will be eyeing lucrative Bitcoin (BTC) payouts at the end of the 2022 season after a new sponsorship of South Afric [...]
South African exchange raises $50M in Africa’s largest funding round
South African crypto exchange VALR has raised $50 million in a Series B equity funding round, marking the largest-ever funding for an African crypto e [...]
Fire ravages Cape Town seat of South Africa’s Parliament
City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Jermaine Carelse said no injuries were reported. Parliament was closed for the holidays.
Secur [...]
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
Nicknamed “the Arch,” the diminutive Tutu became a towering figure in his nation’s history, comparable to fellow Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela, a [...]
South Africa’s financial regulator plans to introduce framework aimed at protecting vulnerable crypto investors: report
Unathi Kamlana, the commissioner of South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority has reportedly said the government’s rollout of a crypto fram [...]
South Africa’s Financial Regulator Is Planning Crypto Rules to Protect Vulnerable Population: Report
PolicyThe regulations, to be unveiled early 2022, are being brought forward in response to two major scams that defrauded investors of significant [...]
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert
The citrus crop provides a haven from the heat and sand that surround it. Outside the low village walls, winds whip sand into the air, inviting de [...]
South Africa’s last apartheid president F. W. de Klerk dies
It was de Klerk who in a speech to South Africa’s parliament on Feb. 2, 1990, announced that Mandela would be released from prison after 27 years. [...]
Africa’s crypto market has grown by more than 1,200% since 2020: Chainalysis
Digital analytics firm Chainalysis reported that the cryptocurrency market in Africa has grown significantly since last year in addition to the reg [...]
South Africa’s monetary regulator points warning in opposition to Binance
South Africa’s Monetary Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned the nation’s public in opposition to coping with crypto trade platform Binance.I [...]
Crypto doesn’t qualify as forex, says South Africa’s central financial institution governor
Lesetja Kganyago, the South African Reserve Financial institution (SARB) governor, has argued towards classifying crypto as currencies.In keeping w [...]
Africa’s solarized digitalization agenda within the time of coronavirus
The seventh session of the Africa Regional Discussion board on Sustainable Growth convened earlier this month with the theme “Constructing ahead hi [...]