A new report published by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) finds that concessional climate financing is... 

Management consulting company EY Africa private capital leader and partner Graham Stokoe on September 7 discussed key findings of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity... 

Financial services firm Standard Bank is holding the ninth yearly two-day Kuunda Disrupt Hackathon, which is aimed at harnessing the creative power of its people to tackle client pain points. The... 

Non-banking financial services group Sanlam and insurance and asset management group Allianz will create a pan-African non-banking financial services joint venture (JV) called SanlamAllianz with a... 

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Adv Pieter Smit as the acting director of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), in accordance with Section 8 of the FIC Act.  Smit's tenure as... 

Energy company Kinetiko Energy expects that it will formally close the acquisition of 100% of Afro Energy within the next few weeks.  Australia-headquartered Kinetiko is developing an energy... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has provided funding for the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) to produce a guide for South African companies to fight corruption.   BLSA CEO... 

With tough global economic financial conditions and the rising needs and development priorities that South Africa has, government must better manage its fiscal situation, as well as address its... 

State-owned development finance institution the China Development Bank (CDB) on August 29 signed a development-focused agreement to provide private banking company the African Export-Import Bank... 

The Jennifer Ward-Oppenheimer Research Grant has announced its shortlist of top five researchers for this year. To date, it has awarded $600 000 to researchers across Africa. 

World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a 193.2-million Zambian kwacha bond – equivalent to about $10-million – to support the development of the country’s... 

Nonprofit organisation the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency, supported by GreenCape in partnership with the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions, or PACT, has invited innovators and... 

Johannesburg-based private equity and infrastructure investment firm RH Managers (RHM) is on a fundraising drive for a R2-billion social impact fund to boost South Africa’s healthcare and energy... 

Diversified JSE-listed real estate investment trust Accelerate Property Fund has accepted an offer from the Sasol Pension Fund to acquire the Eden Meander Shopping Centre, with a gross lettable... 

Cape Town-based renewable energy solutions provider AWPower has been selected as an approved residential solar energy solutions provider for financial services provider Nedbank’s vehicle finance... 

Infrastructure projects in South Africa have received a significant boost through a debut R1.5-billion debt issuance in the domestic market. The New Development Bank’s (NDB’s) bond issuance in... 

Financial services organisations have an important role to play in informing and encouraging their clients to be vigilant when using digital platforms as fraud and cybersecurity risks continue to... 

Addressing the nineteenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Ethiopia, COP28 president-designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber has shared his vision and priorities for... 

Financial services provider Standard Bank has attributed its strong performance in the first half of the year, including a 35% growth in headline earnings, to its differentiated franchise and... 

South African companies looking to issue green bonds or raise capital for climate-friendly projects have a better chance of getting preferential rates if they set ambitious targets that surpass... 

The development bank founded by the so-called Brics countries closed the auction for its first South African rand bonds on Tuesday, as it comes under pressure to boost its local currency... 

Early-stage investment company Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional $114-million in funding to scale its model to better serve founders across the African technology ecosystem. The... 

Financial services provider FNB will install solar power systems at 100 of its branches across the country to prevent downtime during times of loadshedding, while also mitigating the environmental... 

Venture capital investments in Africa fell by 43% year-on-year in the first half of this year according to a report published by venture capital body AVCA – the African Private Capital Association.... 

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has announced its highest ever profit of about R5.2-billion for the 2022/23 financial year. The development finance institution (DFI) says its... 

In the year since its release, the South African Green Finance Taxonomy (GFT) is hardly being used, despite its intention to provide a common language on financial markets, enhance transparency on... 

In a bid to address the funding gap faced by historically disadvantaged person (HDP) entrepreneurs in South Africa, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled the fourth round of its Equity Equivalent... 

The JSE has reported year-on-year growth of 10% in its net profit after tax (NPAT) for the six months ended June 30 to R493-million. The stock exchange delivered solid growth in an uncertain... 

Investment solutions company Novare, which has a substantial property portfolio in Africa, on August 1 announced a significant investment in rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels as an eco-friendly and... 

Private equity business RMB Corvest has partnered with Umoya Capital Partners and Calibre Capital to obtain a minority share in original-equipment manufacturer M4A, which has capabilities in... 

After what looks to have been a decent second quarter, at least in terms of quarterly growth momentum, the manufacturing sector had a setback at the start of the third quarter. This is the message... 

South African investment management company Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management has successfully closed its R300-million inaugural tax-enhanced renewable energy alternatives investment... 

Specialised infrastructure and impact investment management firm Infra Impact Investment Managers has announced that its Infra Impact Mid-Market Infrastructure Fund 1 exceeded its fundraising... 

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Naheem Ebrahim Essop as a deputy pension funds adjudicator. The appointment is for a term of three years and is effective from the date of assumption... 

This year, with the post-pandemic relaunch of finance institution Business Partners’ Entrepreneur of the Year competition, the unyielding resilience of South African entrepreneurs will once again...