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motoring·01 Nov 2026

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motoring

Volkswagen's electric Golf plans hit another setback as costs mount

Volkswagen has put development of its next electric Golf on hold, adding another delay to a project that was supposed to carry one of the company's most recognisable models into the electric vehicle era.

Vutomi Manzini01 Nov 2026Read

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Training Staff Without Bringing the Business to a Stop

Orders still need to go out, customers still need attention and someone has to keep the business running. Finding time to train staff is not always easy.

Vutomi Manzini·02 Nov 2026

fintech

OPay Abandons $304 Million US IPO After Regulatory Inquiry

OPay, the SoftBank-backed digital payments company with a major presence in Nigeria, has abandoned its planned US initial public offering (IPO) following a regulatory inquiry in an undisclosed foreign jurisdiction.

Roy Mulenga·02 Nov 2026

sme-s

Green Climate Fund puts $140 million behind Southern African projects – what could SMEs gain?

A small engineering company in the Eastern Cape may not have the capacity to build a green ammonia plant, but it could have the equipment, staff or experience to supply some of the work around it.

Vutomi Manzini·02 Nov 2026

energy

Okra Solar gets $7 million to expand in Nigeria – could rural businesses benefit?

A generator is another expense for a small business that cannot rely on the electricity grid. There is fuel to buy, servicing to pay for and the occasional repair when the machine stops working.

Vutomi Manzini·02 Nov 2026

energy

BW Energy Reviews Gabon Drilling Schedule After Prospector 5 Rig Sinks

BW Energy is reviewing the drilling schedule for its MaBoMo Phase 2 project offshore Gabon after the sinking of the Prospector 5 jack-up rig disrupted preparations for the campaign.

Roy Mulenga·02 Nov 2026

mining

Edge Growth Backs Mining SME uNotho with R3.5 Million

Edge Growth has provided R3.5 million in growth debt financing to uNotho Holdings, a 100% black woman-owned mining services company, to help it fulfil a commercial contract with Seriti Power.

Roy Mulenga·02 Nov 2026

fintech

NCBA Launches LOOP BIZ+ to Combine Payments, Inventory and Lending for Kenyan SMEs

LOOP Digital Financial Services, a subsidiary of NCBA Group, has launched LOOP BIZ+, a digital business platform designed to help Kenyan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage payments, track inventory, reach customers and access financing through a single service.

Roy Mulenga·02 Nov 2026

agri-tech

Nigerian startup Pullus secures debt funding for poultry farmers – what does it mean for small businesses?

Small poultry farmers often have to find money for feed, medication and other production costs long before they can sell their birds. Finding a buyer is another challenge.

Vutomi Manzini·02 Nov 2026