Wealth and Asset Management

Over 40 jobs that pay more than the average salary in South Africa

Investec named South Africa’s Bank of the Year 2025 by The Banker

Standard Chartered deepens digital wealth push across EMEA

East Africa: Stanchart Moves to Strengthen Wealth and Risk Management in the Region

DIFC strengthens global family wealth hub status with new programmes and partnerships

Nedbank Private Wealth launches NexLegacy initiatives to tackle the wealth transfer challenge

Executive Moves

UBA announces board appointments

Emebet Melese Ousted as Development Bank of Ethiopia President, Officials Confirm

CMB Appoints MD

PSG scoops Johann Els as group chief economist

Former Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie appointed to new role

Central Bank appoints resident inspector at Access Bank Mozambique

Legal

SCA orders FirstRand to repay client R170k for defective bakkie

Dentons expands presence in Africa with leading firm in Cameroon

Dentons strengthens pan-African reach with launch in Senegal

Court orders N1.07bn payment to ex-Kogi deputy gov

African Development Bank Group debars Yessan Sarlu and Ayitévi Amadote for 18 months for Fraudulent Practices

Alleged $1b debt claim: First Bank, Access Bank, Zenith Bank MDs risk imprisonment over disobedience of court order

FinTech

NALA, BigPay partner to enhance cross-border payments

Big risks for South Africans who use email signatures

OpenAI goes from stock market saviour to burden as AI risks mount

AI to reshape 40% of Nigeria’s job skills – Fidelity Bank Official

South Africa’s top software development company helps businesses scale

Absa Launches Three New Digital Payment Solutions

Retail Banking

African Development Fund mobilises a historic $11 billion, marking a new era of African ownership and investment-led development

Absa Bank partners Visa to launch Absa Pay

Access Bank Champions Africa’s Payment Integration, Stresses Importance of PAPSS

South Africa set for biggest cash-system overhaul in decades

Discovery Bank named South Africa’s most loved bank – with record 61% net sentiment

Goodbye cash and ATMs as you know them in South Africa

Investment Banking

Rothschild & Co receives two major awards from The Banker

Ethiopia Adds Fourth Investment Bank as ECMA Licenses Awash Capital

Nedbank CIB crowned Best Investment Bank in SA – three years running

Goldman, Investec see room for three SA rate cuts in 2025

Full List of 17 Licensed Investment Banks Operating in Kenya

SA banks holding their own against offshore lenders, says BDO

Alternative Investments

African Development Fund secures record $11bn replenishment, marking pivot toward investment-led growth

From asset allocation to asset dedication: Building your retirement paycheque

Salaries, debt service gulp 105% of govt revenue

Investor interest drives bond market growth

Kenya's cabinet approves creation of infrastructure, sovereign wealth funds

132 Nigerian firms secured N51.7bn, $359m in local content funds – NCDMB

Comment, Analysis & Research

No bank has been cited, sanctioned by any regulatory or law enforcement agencies – Association of Banks

This is the average salary in South Africa at the end of 2025

Another positive sign for South Africa’s economy

Standard Bank believes foreign currency shortage may worsen

GDP expected to rebound 4.22% in Q4 –Report

Better days ahead: BoG targets 10% lending rate

Tax

SARS getting access to new information about South African taxpayers

Nigeria’s tax act will boost tax administration— KGIRS boss

SARS nails taxpayers for R300 billion

SARS cutting a lifeline for these taxpayers in South Africa

SARS is coming after these taxpayers hard in South Africa

Metical Under Pressure, Rising Taxes, and Donor Funds Helping Sustain the State

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Treasury closes municipal money taps

Lower inflation target set to reshape rand’s long-term path

EU pledges deeper security cooperation with Nigeria

The African Development Fund approves a $9 million grant to boost climate resilience in Tanzania’s Mkondoa catchment

Morocco’s main bank forecasts 5% growth in 2025

Fraud warning from the largest insurer in South Africa

ESG

Absa commits R1.7bn to scale renewable power in Africa

EBRD invests US $40 mil in Infinity to accelerate renewable energy growth across Africa

Phoenix Group launches 30MW hydropower mining operation in Ethiopia

Fidelity Bank invests GH₵1million to boost climate-smart enterprises

Survey shows huge appetite for renewable projects

Ghana joins regional efforts to attract renewable energy investments