The government just quietly signaled that a nationwide Digital ID switch is about to flip, and the timeline is way closer than most people expected.
What just got confirmed
Okay, first up, the South African government says Digital Identification is landing before the year wraps.
This came out during a progress rundown tied to the MTDP 2024–2029, not some random side comment.
The update was delivered by Maropene Ramokgopa during a formal media briefing.
Why Digital ID matters here
Basically, Digital ID is being treated like the backbone of the whole digital government push.
The thinking goes, fix identity verification first, then everything else moves faster and cleaner.
Digital transformation is framed as the lever for smoother...
Trust issues meet AI muscle, and Ozow just picked RelyComply to make merchant onboarding less sketchy and way harder to game.
What this partnership is about
RelyComply teamed up with Ozow.
The goal is to tighten merchant onboarding without slowing businesses down.
Thousands of merchants get a smoother start, with fewer fraud headaches baked in.
Why payments are getting riskier
South Africa’s payment scene has gone all-in on digital.
Account-to-account transfers, mobile payments, and vouchers are everyday tools.
More digital activity also means more room for fake IDs, mule accounts, and shady business setups.
Where fraud actually sneaks in
The onboarding stage is the weakest link.
Bad actors slip through using false identities or...
Standard Chartered just reshuffled the Africa deck, and a Nigeria-tested exec is stepping up to run the whole table.
The move at the top
Standard Chartered named Dalu Ajene as Chief Executive Officer for its Africa operations.
He also takes on the role of Head of Coverage for Africa.
This is a regional power seat, not a ceremonial upgrade.
Where he is coming from
Until this shift, Ajene was CEO of Standard Chartered Nigeria.
He stepped into that role in April 2024.
His run there set the tone for this promotion.
Why the bank is backing him
Under Ajene, the Nigerian unit delivered strong year-on-year financial results.
The bank met the Central Bank of Nigeria's recapitalization requirement of ₦200 billion early.
That target was...
MTN just leveled up its tech brain, dropped a heavyweight into the core IT seat, and quietly signaled that AI is no longer optional.
The appointment that matters
MTN Group named Shoyinka Shodunke as Executive: IT Core Design and Delivery.
The start date is 1 March 2026.
This role sits right at the nerve center of how MTN builds and runs its tech.
Why Shoyinka is the pick
Shodunke brings more than 29 years of telecom tech leadership across Africa.
His career reads like a greatest-hits tour of senior technology roles.
This is not a stretch hire; it is a consolidation move.
His career arc, compressed
Director of Technology at Vodafone Ghana.
Chief Technology and Information Officer at MTN Cameroon.
Chief Information Officer at MTN...
A corruption case blew up, then quietly lost its spark, and the complaint that triggered arrests just vanished into thin air.
What suddenly changed
The complaint that kicked off arrests against Harare’s top officials has been pulled back.
The person who started it all decided to walk away.
That move landed without any public explanation.
Who was originally in the crosshairs
Jacob Mafume got questioned and released.
His deputy, Rosemary Muronda, was arrested and detained.
Former Harare South MP Shadreck Mashayamombe also ended up in custody.
Who pulled the plug
The complainant was Mavis Java.
She formally withdrew the criminal complaint through a sworn affidavit.
The affidavit is dated 21 January 2022.
What she told investigators...
A $34 million jet flex just landed on the timeline, and Wicknell Chivayo is flying straight past subtle.
The headline flex
Wicknell Chivayo dropped roughly US$34 million on a long-range private jet.
The aircraft is a Gulfstream G550, which instantly upgrades his travel game.
The buy reinforces his reputation for loud, unapologetic wealth displays.
How the purchase came out
Chivayo put the news out himself on social media.
He openly mentioned the eye-watering price.
No slow leak, no mystery rollout, just straight brag energy.
What the records show
Flight tracking site FlightAware lists the jet under tail number N550GA.
The aircraft previously belonged to Gulfstream Leasing.
It first entered service back in 2012.
What this jet can...
Five people were gunned down in broad daylight, and for one Zimbabwean family in Pretoria, three brothers never made it home.
What went down in Jeffsville
The shooting happened outside a tuck shop in Jeffsville, Atteridgeville, Pretoria.
Unknown gunmen opened fire on Wednesday afternoon.
All five victims died on the spot.
Who the victims were
Three of the dead were brothers from the Moyo family.
Their names were Shein Moyo, Shelton Moyo, and Mike Nkala.
The other two victims were siblings, also Zimbabwean, and close friends of the Moyo brothers.
A sister’s last memory
Thandi Moyo said she saw her brothers leave home that Wednesday morning.
Nothing felt off at the time.
Hours later, she was called to identify their bodies.
How the...
A convicted German nurse’s body count might be nowhere near finished, and investigators are staring at a pile of deaths that could blow the case wide open.
What authorities are saying
Officials in western Germany are rechecking a massive number of patient deaths.
More than 100 additional cases are being flagged as suspicious.
Prosecutors stress this is still early-stage digging, not confirmed guilt.
Who is driving the investigation
The update came from Katja Schlenkermann-Pitts, chief public prosecutor in Aachen.
She said the volume of questionable cases is high, but some may fall apart after testing.
Forensic results are the gatekeeper before anything escalates.
What the nurse was already convicted of
The former palliative care...
A cable theft accusation spiraled into a fatal mob beating, and Limpopo police are left cleaning up a death that never had to happen.
What kicked this off
Police in Limpopo opened a murder case after a mob assault turned deadly.
The incident went down in Lefara Village, inside the Maake policing area.
The victim was a Zimbabwean national.
Timeline of the incident
The attack happened on Tuesday, 20 January 2026.
Officers responded to reports of a mob beating.
They found residents standing around a badly injured man on the ground.
What the police found on scene
The man was still alive when police arrived.
An ambulance rushed him to a nearby hospital.
Officers spoke to him briefly before he was taken away.
Who the victim was
Police...
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