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agricultureEast Africa Foods has built its business around buying produce from farmers and getting it to shops and other customers in cities.
News & OpinionSizekhaya urges National Lottery players to check their tickets before it is too late You could be a National Lottery winner, and not know it. More than R13.2-million in a Lotto prize remains unclaimed. The winning ticket is now nearing its expiry date. Prompting an urgent call to National Lottery players to check their old tickets. To come forward if they hold the winning ticket and claim their prize.
TechnologyAnthropic has expanded its Claude for Startups programme, offering eligible early-stage companies one year of free access to Claude Team for up to five users, alongside $1,000 in credits to build applications using its AI models.
sme-sYou have made the calls, attended the meetings and sent the quotations. One prospect said your price looked reasonable but needed to speak to a partner. Another promised to respond by Friday. Friday came and went.
fintechJennifer Echenim had a job that paid her from abroad, but getting her salary into her bank account in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a monthly headache.
EntrepreneurshipMoove is leaving Nigeria and handing eligible drivers the cars they have been paying for. The company says the vehicles are worth about ₦35 billion ($26.3 million), and drivers will not have to make further payments from October 1, 2026.
fintechKredete, a cross-border payments platform, has acquired an entity holding a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence issued by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The all-share transaction was completed through a subsidiary focused on stablecoin infrastructure and digital asset development.
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