South Africa’s Draft AI Policy: What the Consultation Document Actually Proposes
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South Africa’s draft National AI Policy is open for consultation. We break down what it proposes — and what it avoids.
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Africa’s Green Bond Premium: Why Borrowing to Go Green Costs Five Times More in Lagos Than London
African governments pay a premium to issue green bonds that European counterparts do not — not because their climate projects are riskier, but because global capital markets treat African sovereign debt as inherently more expensive to service.
Africa Has 349 Million Gamers. African Developers Capture Less Than 1% of the Revenue.
Africa has 349 million gamers and the fastest-growing gaming market by user count in the world. African game developers earn less than 1% of the revenue generated on the continent. The gap is structural — and closing it requires more than better games.
Luno Launches Prediction Markets in Nigeria and South Africa — and Tests Regulatory Boundaries
Luno’s prediction markets product — daily price bets on Bitcoin and Ethereum — sits in a classification no-man’s-land between derivatives and gambling.
South Africa’s MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa’s Media Industry Can Learn
South Africa’s media-platform bargaining report concludes with a R688M Google payment. The template it creates for African media.
South Africa’s CARF Crypto Reporting Framework: What Exchanges Must Disclose to SARS
South Africa is implementing the OECD’s Crypto Asset Reporting Framework. What crypto exchanges must report to SARS — and by when.
The Curtain Goes Up — But the Numbers Don’t Add Up: Africa’s Performing Arts Production Economics
Africa’s performing arts sector produces world-class content inside a commercial model that structurally cannot sustain it. A deep look at the production cost stack, grant architecture, and touring economics across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.
Africa’s Battery Gap: How Grid-Scale Storage Becomes the Missing Layer in the Solar Buildout
Africa added 4.5GW of solar in 2025. Without battery storage, that solar cannot replace dispatchable power. The BESS market is finally moving.
South Africa’s Largest Private Solar+Battery Project Breaks Ground — And It’s Designed to Decarbonise Sasol and Air Liquide
Sola’s NAOS-1 project is South Africa’s largest private solar+battery system — built to decarbonise two industrial giants through wheeling.
South Africa’s Grid Workaround: How SolarAfrica’s $94M SunCentral 2 Is Giving Businesses a Way Out of Eskom
SolarAfrica has closed a $94M facility for SunCentral 2 — a wheeling deal that lets South African businesses source power outside Eskom’s grid.
