FOUNDER FRIDAY: E&T Minerals From a legacy family employment agency to becoming a mining entrepreneur and business leader. This early exposure to business has now brought about a career that spans into mining, logistics, commodities, and investment across Southern Africa. Emmanuel Ngulube is what happens when persistence, calculated risk-taking and strong partnerships compound to bring immense growth. Emmanuel started building in the mining industry by handling basic tasks and learning the business from the ground up, to finally getting his breakthrough with De Beers as a customer, supplying replacement parts for mining equipment. Recognizing the role that mining played in the economy, @etminerals was founded more than a decade later and now spans across Southern Africa. Read more of his story here: businesstechafrica.co.za/fou…

Nigerian fintech Daya is using stablecoins to eliminate the delays African businesses face when paying overseas suppliers or receiving international funds by providing faster global settlements and seamless dollar liquidity, backed by a $350,000 backing investment from Alliance DAO in 2025. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/bus…

AI ethics and responsible tech in African contexts AI has become integrated into African life daily. The challenge we face is deciding who will control how these systems are built, trained, and governed. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/ai/…

THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF THE MINING WRAP: - The Bonikro mine in Côte d'Ivoire has had its life extended to 2036 by operators providing them with a greater certainty around future gold production. - CFO of South African copper producer Copper 360, Ferdinand Nel, has resigned effective June 8th, bringing about a leadership change that will expand into the Northern Cape. - Johannesburg-based aftermarket specialist EventSpec to be acquired by Swedish mining equipment manufacturer @epirocgroup, which supplies replacement parts and maintenance services for mining equipment operating across Southern Africa. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/min… #businesstechafrica #theminingwrap

BREAKING NEWS: 12 June 2026 Egypt is on track to hit its seasonal goal of purchasing 5 million metric tons of local wheat, already securing a record 4.6 million tons ahead of the mid-August deadline. This milestone follows recent policy reforms specifically designed to reduce the country’s reliance on agricultural imports. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #Egypt #wheat

BREAKING NEWS: 12 June 2026 South African manufacturing shrank by 2.9% year-on-year in April 2026, marking the steepest contraction in 12 months and reversing the previous month’s 1.5% gain. The drop was led by sharp contractions in automotive by -11%, wood and paper at -10% and metals/machinery by -6%. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #samanufacturing

Wishing goodluck to our boys @BafanaBafana for tonight! From the team here at Business Tech Africa ❤️🏆 #MakeUsProud #WorldCup2026 #bafanabafana

Instead of just distributing loans for partner banks, @MTN, Africa’s biggest telecom operator, is applying for licenses to issue loans directly from its own books, leveraging a platform that already serves 1M borrowers daily. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/tel… #businesstechafrica #telecomoperator #MTN

BREAKING NEWS: 11 June 2026 Developer-first AI platform @YamifyAI has secured pre-seed funding from @LaunchAfricaVC Ventures to make AI infrastructure affordable for freelancers and startups. The fresh capital will power distribution partnerships with OADC and Cassava AI. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #yamify #fintechstartup

BREAKING NEWS: 11 June 2026 @Nedbank has partnered with fintech @JUMO_WORLD to offer instant, short-term loans through the Nedbank Money App, where JUMO's AI-powered technology allows customers to get loan approvals and payouts in under five minutes. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #explorepageًًً #discoverpage #SmallLoans #nedbankmoneyapp #Jumo

BREAKING NEWS: 11 June 2026 The National @Treasury_RSA has warned that South Africa could face a potential return to the international 'Grey List' if it fails to fix gaps in its financial safeguards, due to explosive corruption revelations at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that could cast doubt on the country's anti-money laundering defenses just as an upcoming compliance review gets underway. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #NationalTreasury #GreyList

BREAKING NEWS: 11 June 2026 Apple has made its biggest move yet in the AI race by announcing a major overhaul a rebranded Siri AI. Arriving with iOS 27 later in 2026, the upgraded assistant is more intelligent, conversational, and context-aware. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #appleai #siri #SiriAI

BREAKING NEWS: 11 June 2026 SpaceX’s highly anticipated IPO debuts today, with investor demand skyrocketing to $250 billion at an offering four times over-subscribed. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #SpaceXIPO

BREAKING NEWS: 11 June 2026 The rand hit its lowest point since mid-May at 16.5 per USD, which is triggered by falling gold/PGM prices and US–Iran military strikes that arose again, shattering peace hopes. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #southafricanrand

Asure Resources plans to officially reopen Asure Colliery in Kriel, Mpumalanga, on 17 June 2026 after it had been inactive since 2018, returning the mine to production and restoring economic activity at the site. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/min… #businesstechafrica #minereopening #asureresources

Modern investors want both financial returns and proven social value, but because social impact lacks the established accounting rules of traditional finance, measuring and proving your impact has become a critical requirement for raising capital. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/inv… #businesstechafrica #ModernInvesting

Why connectivity is now the weak point in tracking systems Most tracking systems assume network coverage is a given, but South African criminals now use advanced tech to disrupt signals, making standard vehicle and asset tracking increasingly unreliable. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/tec… #businesstechafrica #networkcoverage #trackingsystems

BREAKING NEWS: 10 June 2026 South African circular fashion startup Kloset Klub 🇿🇦 has secured an undisclosed seed investment from Thinkroom Consulting and angel investor Frank Smit to accelerate its growth in the resale market. The deal marks Thinkroom’s first public investment in a female-founded startup, which signals growing investor interest in sustainable commerce and recommerce models. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #Ecommerce #recommerce♻️

BREAKING NEWS: 10 June 2026 The Central Bank of Kenya maintained a second straight rate hold of  8.75%  yesterday to anchor inflation and support the exchange rate. Despite energy costs driving May inflation to 6.7%, it remains within the target range and is projected to stabilize as the current policy is stated to be sufficient to stabilize the shilling and control inflation as tensions in the Middle East ease. Read more here: businesstechafrica.co.za/new… #businesstechafrica #kenyacentralbank