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Vantage Capital Leads R635M Investment into SolarAfrica Energy

(Source: Vantage Capital Group) The investment comprises a mezzanine facility which was used to exit Inspired Evolution from CESA, making SolarAfrica the 100% owner of CESA March 2, 2026/Vantage Capital Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, announced that it has made a R635m investment into Commercial Energy South […]

IOSCO Announces Call for Applications for Its First TechSprint on Investor Education in the Age of AI

March 2, 2026/IOSCO The call for applications for the first IOSCO TechSprint, powered by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) AI Lab, was launched today. The online portal will be open from today, 2 March, to 30 April 2026. In collaboration with the FCA AI Lab, IOSCO is organizing a TechSprint focused […]

AfDB, AU Renew Push for Visa-Free Travel to Accelerate Africa’s Economic Transformation

Participants concluded that achieving a visa-free Africa will require aligning migration policies, digital identity systems, and border infrastructure, alongside sustained political commitment February 26, 2026/AfDB African policymakers, business leaders, and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as essential to […]