Peter West Mayibongwe Sangweni Africa’s insurance sector remains largely underpenetrated, with most markets (apart from South Africa) reporting penetration levels below 3%, compared to a global average of upwards of 7%. Insurance penetration is closely tied to macroeconomic realities and given Africa’s low GDP levels, limited disposable income, and widespread financial illiteracy. The low penetration…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) and Suzuki Motor Corporation have concluded an agreement making Suzuki an Official Global Partner of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 and TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026. The agreement was signed in Hamamatsu, Japan, on 11 November 2025 by CAF General…
South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan has applauded Amajimbos for progressing to the Round of 32 at the FIFA U17 Men’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar. The South Africans managed a win, a draw and a defeat in their three group stage matches, and the four points were enough to see them…
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says the team will be approaching Saturday’s international friendly match against Zambia with the same focus and mentality they usually have for FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The 2026 FIFA World Cup-bound South African senior men’s national team will host regional neighbours Zambia at the…
The 2025 HUAWEI XMAGE Awards Ceremony and “The World, You and Me” Annual Imaging Exhibition was held this week at the Grand Palais in Paris. The event, jointly hosted with Paris Photo, one of the most world’s largest international art fairs dedicated to photography, drew attention from a host of accomplished creators, media, industry leaders,…
Executive Mayor Councillor Dada Morero has launched a three-day CEO-City Partnership Programme, mobilising scores of Joburg’s captains of industry to drive a historic clean city renaissance. Beginning this November, the high-impact initiative is strategically designed to forge a powerful, long-term alliance that aligns the private sector’s energy and resources with the City’s back-to-basics mandate for…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) and SuperSport announced broadcast agreement for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025™ in English and local languages across Sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement, announced at the SuperSport headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa further strengthens CAF’s partnership with one of the continent’s leading sports broadcasters and ensures that millions…
Mall of Africa is about to feature the ultimate test of streaming stamina, pop culture and pure bingeing bravado. In just a week, the Disney+ Binge-Box will open its doors. On 22 and 23 November, Disney+ is flipping the script on how South Africans engage with their favourite shows. The result? A live game show…
Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams returns home to Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on Saturday to lead the South African senior men’s national team against Zambia at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in an international friendly match that will be anything but cordial. Kickoff is at 15h00. Williams said the Bafana Bafana players intend to carry out…
The South African U17 Men’s National team remains on track for a spot in the Round of 32 at the FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 underway in Doha, Qatar. Amajimbos were held to a 1-1 draw by the hosts at a packed Aspire Zone Complex on Thursday. Among others, the match attended by South African…
