Standard Bank Group is taking a big bet on the future of mobile payments in Africa, launching a platform called Unayo that takes direct aim at Kenya’s M-Pesa and other mobile payment solutions.
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Discovery will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all staff from the start of next year, following major global companies from banks to airlines in insisting on inoculation.
The Bank for International Settlements will test the use of central bank digital currencies with South Africa and other countries in an experiment that could lead to a more efficient global payments platform.
The Gauteng department of roads & transport has launched the “request a slot” campaign aimed at addressing the renewal of drivers’ licences backlog. The campaign started on Wednesday.
JSE-listed technology group Mustek has built on the blowout results it reported in the six months to 31 March 2021 and has said the full-year number will be even more impressive.
South Africa faces “another era of isolation” if it persists with coal power generation, the CEO of Eskom said, arguing a pivot to cleaner energy would boost the competitiveness of the country’s exports.
Eskom is starting a pilot programme to allow businesses to buy green power. It gives businesses a mechanism to purchase clean energy from the utility without having to own a renewable energy generator.
South Africa may limit the use of public amenities to the people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the health minister said.
Standard Bank said on Wednesday that customers using its mobile banking app have been experiencing slow response times and intermittent problems when trying to log in.
Unit 1 at the Koeberg nuclear power station near Cape Town tripped on Monday, but Eskom – which operates the facility – said there is no reason for concern about safety.