Editorial | - Part 2

Three weeks of conflict have tested the logic behind a rand-only portfolio – Harry Scherzer, CEO of Future Forex

In January, South Africa hosted joint naval exercises off Cape Town with key BRICS Plus members China, Russia and Iran, startling investors. Five weeks later, the Middle East conflict triggered a massive sell-off of the rand, as investors fled the currency, wary of South Africa’s diplomatic and military closeness to a now-warring BRICS partner. Now, with the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil moves, markets are spooked, with the price…

The Next Phase of Financial Inclusion in Africa: Digital Identity, Trust and Collaboration

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Across Africa, a quiet but powerful transformation is underway. Governments, regulators, and innovators have spent the past decade building the foundations of a more inclusive digital financial ecosystem, through investments in digital payments, digital identity systems, and modern data infrastructure. These developments are often described through the lens of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the digital rails that enable economies to operate more efficiently, expand financial access and accelerate innovation….

A Market Awakens: Kenya’s Capital Markets Regain Momentum into 2026

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Kenya’s capital markets have started 2026 with a bang. With Kenya Pipeline Company’s (KPC) Initial Public Offering (IPO), the IPO drought on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has ended, and the rest of the year looks promising. That said, it would be remiss to not reflect on the lessons of 2025 and what they might signify for the coming year. Close behind KPC, Family Bank is in the advanced…

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

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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…

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

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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…

Driving business efficiency across the fintech ecosystem

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Businesses often strive to place operational efficiency as a priority because it translates to faster production of goods or services, organised stock management and perhaps most importantly, better customer service. For Vaughn Hechter, Head of Customer Services at Altron FinTech, the pursuit of business efficiency is at the heart of his day-to-day business strategy and operations. “For me, it’s always been about providing efficient means to help customers thrive in their respective businesses,” Hechter says,…

ERP in the experience Economy is about more than just Systems

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By Doug Woolley, Executive for Sales at Altron Digital Business The evolution of Information Technology (IT) from a support function to a business driver is well established. For years now, technology has played a central role in helping organisations scale, improve agility and achieve their growth objectives. The experience economy is built through connections Today, we are seeing a further shift in that technology’s impact, which is increasingly measured not just by internal efficiencies or…

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