How The Hawala System Of Transferring Money Works In Africa
Hawala is a process of transferring money from one country to the other without moving it physically. The money transfer process involves trust and balancing of broker’s books; thus is made without promissory notes or other documentation. It originated in the 8th century from South Asia as an alternative form of conducting money transfers through a […]
Investing In Commodities
By Chantal Marx, Head of Research and Nicholas Riemer, Head of Investment Education at FNB Wealth and Investments During recent market volatility, investors showed interest in gold as an investment. Gold prices tend to go up during periods of uncertainty and then subside during periods of stability. Gold is also priced in dollars, which means […]
Nclose Grows Internationally Off Next-generation Business Approach
SA IT security specialist extends reach across EMEA, Indian Ocean Islands South African IT security specialists Nclose are seeing solid growth and – despite the lockdown – have just recorded their best quarter ever, thanks to the company’s unique focus on customer centricity and lean, agile operations. Nclose, first registered by IT security specialist Martin Potgieter […]
Lockdown gives labs, suppliers time to innovate and refocus
While clinical and medical labs are operating at full capacity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many other labs and analytics facilities stakeholders have had an opportunity to slow down, innovate and strategise during lockdown. This is according to exhibitors set to participate in analytica Lab Africa 2021, South Africa’s only trade show for the laboratory […]
Tech CEO Calls For Diversity And Inclusion “Upgrade”
Only 23% of tech jobs are held by women in South Africa – out of 236 000 ICT (tech) roles, women occupy 56 000 of them, according to industry website WomenInTech.co.za. “As a sector, we need to hire women to improve diversity in the workplace (and it’s been proven that higher diversity equals higher productivity and […]
Are Women-Led Startups Key To Sustainability In Senegal?
Growing up in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, Siny Samba (28) watched with fascination as her grandmother made snacks for her family, using the fresh fruit from their garden. She would often help her grandma make these snacks to feed the neighbourhood children. “One day, I am going to have snack parties for children like […]
Global Leadership Community Driving Investments Into Africa
Today, YPO Africa, a global leadership community of chief executives, and Invest Africa, the leading trade and investment platform for Africa, announced that they have entered into a unique bilateral alliance. The key aim of this groundbreaking agreement is for YPO Africa and Invest Africa to support each other in their African impact efforts, with an initial […]
