Luno hits 5m users, expands into Australia

Cryptocurrency exchange Luno, which started in South Africa with over 5-million customers in over 40 countries, has now made its platform available to Australians. The company cites a supportive fintech environment as well as growing cryptocurrency awareness and...

WHO pushes for stronger health systems in Africa

Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa voiced concern over the impact of Covid-19 and stressed that the pandemic was a reminder for countries to...

Transparent Tribe malware disguised as popular apps

Kaspersky researchers have shared their findings about a new Android spyware application distributed by Transparent Tribe, a prolific APT group, in India under the guise of adult content and official Covid-19 applications. The application reflects the group’s...

Oil demand set to plateau just below pre-Covid levels

World oil demand has grown at a record pace – by 13-million barrels per day (mpd) in the last four months – since the bottom of the Covid-induced collapse in April. But that pace of growth is expected to taper off with global crude demand plateauing just...

Call for entrepreneurs to help reopen tourism

The Hospitality Challenge, in collaboration with Sommet Education, is a global call aiming to receive projects that can help reboot the hospitality sector. The competition is designed to identify ideas and individuals capable of accelerating recovery while promoting...

Online classifieds could unlock close to R10bn economic value

New data from Gumtree reveals that community capitalism made possible by online classifieds platforms could stimulate South Africa’s ailing economy by unlocking more than R9,66-billion in value. According to Gumtree, the 14,4-million items listed on its platform...