Is the utility meter becoming Africa’s next financial engine?
/ 19 February 2026

Is the utility meter becoming Africa’s next financial engine?

Can essential infrastructure drive the next wave of financial inclusion? Will utilities evolve into major players in consumer finance? And who should govern household data in this emerging market? For more than a decade, Africa’s fintech story has been synonymous with mobile money. Services such as M-Pesa reconfigured payments, savings and micro-lending, creating new business […]

Decisive action or decline? Why 2026 is a moment of truth for the ANC
/ 12 February 2026

Decisive action or decline? Why 2026 is a moment of truth for the ANC

As the president prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address (Sona), the country does so against the backdrop of the African National Congress’s (ANC) declaration of 2026 as the ‘Year of Decisive Action to Fix Local Government and Transform the Economy’. This convergence is not coincidental. It reflects a shared recognition within the […]