In a welcome bout of optimism to hit the JSE, Africa’s biggest bourse saw around R36 billion in trade on Tuesday to rally within a whisker of the 80 000 points mark. The JSE closed 3.5% stronger, its biggest surge in a single day this year, on the back of…
Fintechs are steadily encroaching on traditional banking. A study by McKinsey found that in 2022, 35% of SMEs in the US and 20% in Asia considered using fintechs for business funding, better pricing, and integration with their existing platforms.…
Eskom is working hard on preparations to increase the length of new transmission and distribution lines to up to 800km per year in the next three years, from as low as 300km last year, according to new CEO Dan Marokane.…
Racial biases in science and medicine harm people’s health, writes Layal Liverpool in her new book Systemic: How Racism Is Making Us Ill. She tells David Robson about the litany of healthcare disparities she uncovered.…