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Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has called for sustainability to be integrated into the country’s economic development strategy saying long-term growth must balance investment, social progress and environmental protection. The bank made the call at the second edition of its Sustainability Conference, held under the theme “Driving Zimbabwe’s Sustainable Growth” which brought together bankers, corporate executives and sustainability stakeholders. The conference was attended by United Nations Resident Coordinator Dr Rosemary Kalapurakal, who was the guest of honour. Opening the conference, Stanbic Bank chief executive Solomon Nyanhongo said sustainable development should strengthen the economy without compromising the opportunities and resources available to future…
Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows during seven of eight major selloffs, challenging expectations that Wall Street investors would support prices during downturns.A new DWF Labs report shared with CryptoSlate found that US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds consistently lost money during market declines of at least 15% since their January 2024 launch, while attracting inflows throughout all nine major rallies.The findings challenge the belief that institutional adoption has created a dependable source of buying during market stress. They also expose a paradox in Bitcoin’s changing market structure: selloffs have become slower and less frequent, even as ETF investors continue withdrawing billions during…
Big Tech This Week, a media company founded by entrepreneur and former Meta executive Fatu Ogwuche, is launching a weekly live technology show, betting that African tech audiences want to hear directly from the founders and operators behind the products they use. The show, Tech This Week, will combine a rundown of technology news with interviews spanning business, products and culture. Ogwuche said it will be free to watch and funded through sponsorships, advertising and paid segments. The launch expands Big Tech This Week’s coverage into live video, building on an earlier Twitter Spaces series that Ogwuche said attracted more…
Credit: Pepsipu.com TL;DR A developer has released a software-only Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak that works on the latest firmware. The exploit uses vulnerabilities involving SmileBASIC 4 and has already been demonstrated with Mario Kart World mods. The jailbreak isn’t permanent and doesn’t yet provide full control over the console. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo hasn’t exactly made life easy for anyone hoping to tinker with the Switch 2 beyond its intended limits. But one developer has now made a significant breakthrough, releasing a software-only Switch 2 jailbreak that works even on the console’s latest firmware. Security researcher Sammy Hajhamid, who goes by pepsipu…
Former gendarmerie captain Paul Barril. (File photo: 22 August 1994) © REUTERS Published on October 22, 2026 at 17:00 pm (GMT +1) Some placed him among the Affreux, the European mercenaries, mainly French, Belgian and Italian, who operated across Africa from the early 1960s as countries gained independence. But Paul Barril belonged more to the generation that followed. He maintained close ties with Bob Denard, the notorious French mercenary associated with the era of Jacques Foccart, the architect of France’s postcolonial networks in Africa. Barril died in France on 20 October, aged 80.From deputy of elite force to political liabilityHe…
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A lobbying group for US banks has weighed in on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC’s) recently finalized rules on payment stablecoin issuance and custody, arguing that the regulator’s interpretation went against Congress’ intent.In a Wednesday notice, the American Bankers Association (ABA) said that while the OCC’s final rules implementing the GENIUS Act included “several positive steps,” the banking group remained critical of provisions related to stablecoin yield. The regulator dropped a provision that would have established a presumption that certain third-party arrangements violated the law’s ban on yield payments.“The final rule removes the OCC’s originally proposed…
Serlzo is positioning itself at the intersection of artificial intelligence, sales and marketing automation, with a focus on creators and digital businesses across Africa and other emerging markets. For years, digital businesses have added new tools as they grow. One platform manages emails, another handles payments, while WhatsApp serves as the sales desk. At the same time, customer information sits elsewhere, with courses and communities often running on entirely different platforms. Individually, those tools can work well, but the difficulty begins when a business needs them to work together. A prospective customer may discover a creator on Instagram, ask a…
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Family tech support can help older users navigate digital services. Illustration supplied by Kaspersky. A Kaspersky-commissioned survey highlights the role of relatives and friends in helping older people use digital services—and raises practical questions about accessibility, account control and customer support. Family tech support can sit behind a banking transaction that appears entirely digital. A relative may explain a screen, help locate a setting or work out why an application has stopped responding. For the service provider, the transaction is complete. For the customer, it may have required assistance that the provider never sees. That distinction deserves attention in South…