South Africa’s passport ranking drops to 53rd: reasons behind the decline

South Africa’s passport has fallen from 48th to 53rd place in the latest global passport rankings, according to the Henley Passport Index. This ranking has remained at 53rd for the past three years, but it briefly improved to 48th in January 2025....

IMF Says Growth Accelerating In Middle East, North Africa

Growth has accelerated in Middle Eastern and North African countries this year despite global uncertainty and conflicts in the region, according to an IMF report published on Tuesday. “Despite all the shocks we saw to trade with the tariff...

Unilever delays ice-cream spin-off amid US shutdown, Coca-Cola HBC seals $2.6bn African bottling deal

STOCKS TO WATCH Consumer goods conglomerate Unilever has been forced to revise the timetable for its planned ice-cream unit demerger due to the ongoing US federal government shutdown, which was stalling a legal registration needed to list its...

Cameroon Targets Clean Cooking Access for 1.7mln People Each Year by 2030

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon plans to raise its clean cooking access rate to 40% by 2030, up from 23.4% in 2022, according to the National Energy Compact. The roadmap, developed with international partners, outlines actions to expand...

Cameroon’s Mobile Money Transactions Rise Almost Fourfold in Five Years Despite New Taxes

(Business in Cameroon) - Mobile Money continues to gain ground in Cameroon, where it is now a core part of daily financial transactions—from deposits and withdrawals to payments, insurance, and microloans. According to the Bank of Central African...

Cameroon Cocoa Prices Stay Below CFA3,000 per Kg Two Months After Season Launch

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s Crop Information System (SIF), which tracks real-time cocoa prices across Cameroon’s production regions, reported that the price per kilogram has fluctuated between CFA2,639 and CFA2,839 at Douala Port since...

Coca-Cola HBC Shares Dip 4% On African Acquisition, Q3 Trading Update

Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Coca-Cola HBC’s share price dropped on Tuesday after the company announced significant acquisition activity in Africa and...

LIVE: South Africa start batting after Keshav Maharaj's seven

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Markram, no run, oh! Length ball that pitches on leg stump and seems to zip through with the angle. Markram is tentative in his front-foot prod and seems to get beaten, with the ball seemingly clipping the flap of the back...

Crisis brewing in Cameroon after elections

from ROSY SADOU in Yaounde, Cameroon Cameroon Bureau , (CAJ News) The main opposition contestant, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has added to the tension by claiming victory and insisting he will not file any appeal with the Constitutional Council. Failure...

Press release: Africa Health Security Accelerator launched to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response

Presentation by Cyprien Nshimiyimana, Strategy and Policy Analyst at Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, on shaping the trajectory through supporting governments on AI and machine learning. Courtesy photos

Rishabh Pant back; to lead India A vs South Africa

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant is making a comeback after recovering from his foot injury suffered during the Manchester Test in July. Photograph: BCCI A fit-again Rishabh Pant was named as India A captain for the two unofficial Tests against South Africa A...

Pant returns as captain for India A vs South Africa A Test series

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 13-member squad for India A, which is set to take on South Africa A in two four-day games starting this month. Add The Sporting News as a preferred news source India's red-ball...

iGaming in Africa: The Rise of a Billion-Dollar Market and Its Undercurrents

The gambling business in Africa is quickly transforming itself into a niche leisure activity. The development of smartphones, mobile payments and an interest in sports have turned the continent into one of the fastest-growing iGaming markets in...

Young brokers rise above South Africa’s unemployment challenges thanks to Old Mutual Insure broker development programme

With South Africa’s youth unemployment rate sitting at a staggering 33.2%, every new job opportunity is a step toward a brighter future. For 52 young graduates, that step became a reality on October 8 in Parktown, when they proudly celebrated the...

The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments Agree to Sell Controlling Interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa to Coca-Cola HBC AG

ATLANTA & ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 21, 2025-- The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments have agreed to sell a 75% controlling interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Pty. Ltd. to Coca-Cola HBC AG, the companies announced...

South Africa settle after early losses in Rawalpindi Test

South Africa steadied after early setbacks as Tristan Stubbs and Tony de Zorzi guided them to 86 for two in 34 overs, still 247 runs adrift of Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. They resumed after lunch with Ryan Rickelton and...

India A Squad for Four-Day Matches Against South Africa Announced: Rishabh Pant Returns From Injury to Lead; Ayush Mhatre, Rajat Patidar Picked for First Game

Rishabh Pant is set to make a return from injury after he was named captain of the India A squad for the two four-day matches against South Africa. The wicketkeeper-batter injured his toe in the IND vs ENG Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2025 and has been...

Pant to lead India A in prelude to Test series vs South Africa

Rishabh Pant's return to competitive cricket following a foot injury will begin with him captaining India A in the two four-day fixtures against South Africa A in Bengaluru starting October 30. Pant has received a 'return to play' clearance from...

The ‘radical’ Manchester event that changed Africa

In October 1945, delegates from across the world descended on a town hall on the outskirts of Manchester city centre to attend a seismic event in African politics, the ripple effects of which still resonate 80 years later. The Fifth Pan-African...

The intermediary trap: How misaligned incentives cost Africa's BoP billions in unrealised GDP

Andile Masuku|Published 15 minutes ago 4min Last week offered a striking juxtaposition. Entrepreneurial financial services innovator Prince Nwadeyi celebrated his academic paper's publication in the International Marketing Review. It’s research...