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SA Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points

South Africa’s (SA) Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the repo rate will be cut by 25 basis points, meaning that the prime lending rate will decline to 10.25%

SA mining giant Impala to align with G20 goals amid 18% commodity surge

South Africa’s (SA)Mining giant Impala is set to benefit from an 18% rise in commodity prices

Nvidia relief won’t be enough to dispel tech-bubble angst

Markets may have weathered a key Nvidia earnings test, but the ability of big tech to move sentiment across markets on a dime will continue to preoccupy investors as lofty valuations persist.

Cameroon takes back control of national power utility

Cameroonian government has moved to regain control of the country’s national power utility

Angola hosts IMF MD Georgieva for Key two-day visit

Angola welcomes the MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva

Central Banks accelerate digital currency experiments amid rapid global shift

African central banks are intensifying efforts to modernise payment systems as new international research highlights how major economies are expanding trials of digital money in response to fast-moving financial technology developments.