[TOP STORY] Putin’s absence provides sigh of relief for SA

‘I think investors have been surprised by the extent to which we have seen successful reform… another six months or 12 months of providing delivery like that and I think we're going to see investors taking the SA growth story quite seriously,’ says Chris Holdsworth, chief investment strategist at Investec.

Geopolitics, AI and Africa at WEF 2026: Where smart money is looking next. A look at the payment trends changing how SA buys. And how Facebook and TikTok are being used in court.

‘Africa has promising areas of resilience, but also of opportunity in the services sector, not only to participate in international trade globally, but also to deepen the integration within Africa,’ says Luz Maria de la Mora, United Nations Trade and Development.

Trade wars, climate rules and supply chains, the United Nations trade and development director speaks on where Africa fits in. Gen Z drives car finance boom as delinquencies climb. And why Telcos must keep humans in the business support system loop.

‘There's no visibility of what is going to happen to your water supply until the catastrophic event happens, such as no water in the pipe, or you're notified of a major repair and you'll be cut off for whatever period of time,’ says Volker von Widdern, risk expert at Riskonet…