Leadership at the Centre of Africa’s Investment Story

Leadership at the Centre of Africa’s Investment Story

For many years, Executives in Africa has been an active participant at AFSIC- Investing in Africa, using the forum to track capital flows, understand investor priorities, and anticipate the leadership capabilities required to deliver successful investment outcomes across the continent. In this interview, Sarah FitzMorris of Executives in Africa shares her perspectives on the biggest opportunities driving growth and investment in Africa, the outlook for African leadership, and how Executives in Africa is supporting organisations…

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Delisting and take-private trend is a sign of progress rather than crisis for South Africa

Delisting and take-private trend is a sign of progress rather than crisis for South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Capital Markets in Africa – This exclusive opinion piece by Nanga Kwinana, Partner at Bowmans, offers a perspective on the current debate about JSE delistings in South Africa. Nanga argues that South Africa is experiencing the same structural shifts seen in global markets – and that delistings and take‑privates are signs of a maturing capital‑markets ecosystem. There has been a mixed response to the trends of declining company listings and increasing delistings on the…

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Energy: The Cornerstone of Africa’s Infrastructure Development

Energy: The Cornerstone of Africa’s Infrastructure Development

Cape Town, South Africa — Energy is the lifeblood of modern economies, and for Africa, it is a decisive factor in shaping the continent’s infrastructure development, economic growth, and industrialisation. From roads and rail networks to urban centres and industrial hubs, reliable and sustainable energy is essential for powering the infrastructure that underpins development across the continent.  Africa faces an unprecedented opportunity. With rapid urbanisation, population growth, and expanding industrial demand, the need for integrated, reliable,…

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Powering Africa’s Industrialisation Through Energy and Infrastructure Development

Powering Africa’s Industrialisation Through Energy and Infrastructure Development

Cape Town, South Africa – 00 January 2026:  Africa’s ambition to industrialise, create jobs and build resilient economies lies firmly in its ability to deliver reliable, affordable and scalable energy infrastructure. Without dependable power and modern infrastructure networks, manufacturing, mining, agro-processing and value-added industries cannot grow at the pace required to meet the continent’s development goals.  As African economies seek to move beyond resource extraction towards industrial production and beneficiation, the importance of integrated energy and…

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Will AI disrupt the payments industry in 2026? Izak van Heerden, Senior Manager: Development at Altron FinTech

Will AI disrupt the payments industry in 2026? Izak van Heerden, Senior Manager: Development at Altron FinTech

By 2026, nearly every payment in South Africa will touch artificial intelligence in some way, but not every provider will keep up. In reality, AI isn’t coming for payments, it’s already running them. The question is whether South Africa’s financial system is ready for the pace of change. From reactive to predictive security The most significant change is happening in fraud prevention. Traditional systems detect fraud after it happens. AI predicts fraud before it does….

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African Banks and Institutions must Lead on Urbanisation Finance – or Risk being Sidelined by Foreign Investors, says Pan-African banker

African Banks and Institutions must Lead on Urbanisation Finance – or Risk being Sidelined by Foreign Investors, says Pan-African banker

Windhoek, Namibia, 7 October – African banks and institutional investors risk losing out to foreign investors unless they take the lead on urban development projects, says Sepo Haihambo, a pan-African banker and former CEO of FNB Commercial Namibia. The comments follow EU data showing that towns and cities across the continent have rapidly expanded over the last 50 years. For Haihambo, this represents a golden opportunity for African banks to finance municipal growth, from housing to infrastructure…

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How to Survive When Your Business Hits a Wall

How to Survive When Your Business Hits a Wall

You don’t need a dramatic failure to feel like your business is falling apart. The signs are subtle at first — slower invoices, fewer calls, vague customer silence. Then it hits. A missed payroll. A panicked vendor. That creeping awareness that you’re grinding harder just to stay afloat. But here’s the part nobody tells you: tough times aren’t a verdict. They’re an audit. And if you respond surgically, not sentimentally, they become the moments that…

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