South Africa's (SA) construction sector is showing signs of life again. In the third quarter of 2025, while the economy grew by just 0.5%, construction managed a small rise of 0.1%, and the Afrimat Construction Index, a measure of activity in the construction sector, jumped more than 10%. 

At the same time, government has launched its first Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond, aimed at strengthening capital formation and expanding the national infrastructure pipeline. 

Thami Ngubeni spoke to Chief Economist and Director at Econometrix, Dr Azzar Jammine.

South Africa's (SA) construction sector is showing signs of life again. In the third quarter of 2025, while the economy grew by just 0.5%, construction managed a small rise of 0.1%, and the Afrimat Construction Index, a measure of activity in the construction sector, jumped more than 10%.&nbsp;
At the same time, government has launched its first Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond, aimed at strengthening capital formation and expanding the national infrastructure pipeline.&nbsp;
Thami Ngubeni spoke to Chief Economist and Director at Econometrix, Dr Azzar Jammine.

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SA's construction sector is showing signs of life again

 Nigeria's debt to the World Bank under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu is projected to reach approximately $9.65 billion by the end of December 2025, with the total amount of fresh loans secured since May 2023 nearing $8.4 billion.

It has been reported that the borrowing cycle under President Tinubu began with $2.7billion in loans in 2023 across four major projects, and that financing in the same year was dominated by power sector recovery, renewable energy access, girls' education, and women's economic empowerment.

Thami Ngubeni spoke to Geoff Iyatse, Business Editor at The Guardian Newspaper.

&nbsp;Nigeria's debt to the World Bank under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu is projected to reach approximately $9.65 billion by the end of December 2025, with the total amount of fresh loans secured since May 2023 nearing $8.4 billion.
It has been reported that the borrowing cycle under President Tinubu began with $2.7billion in loans in 2023 across four major projects, and that financing in the same year was dominated by power sector recovery, renewable energy access, girls' education, and women's economic empowerment.
Thami Ngubeni spoke to Geoff Iyatse, Business Editor at The Guardian Newspaper.

 Nigeria's debt to the World Bank  is projected to reach approximately $9.65 billion by end of December 2025

Today is the International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), a day aimed at raising global awareness of the detrimental effects of corruption and the importance of preventing and combating it.

The Forensics and Cybersecurity team at Forvis Mazars says fraud and corruption are no longer about brown envelopes; they have become more sophisticated, using emails and manipulated digital assets. They further add that the greatest failures in fraud prevention are seldom technological but cultural, and that globally, nearly half of all fraud cases result in no recovery of losses, highlighting that detection without ethical governance is insufficient.

Thami Ngubeni spoke to Dr Nishal Khusial, Head of Digital Forensics and AI at Forvis Mazars in South Africa.

Today is the International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), a day aimed at raising global awareness of the detrimental effects of corruption and the importance of preventing and combating it.
The Forensics and Cybersecurity team at Forvis Mazars says fraud and corruption are no longer about brown envelopes; they have become more sophisticated, using emails and manipulated digital assets. They further add that the greatest failures in fraud prevention are seldom technological but cultural, and that globally, nearly half of all fraud cases result in no recovery of losses, highlighting that detection without ethical governance is insufficient.
Thami Ngubeni spoke to Dr Nishal Khusial, Head of Digital Forensics and AI at Forvis Mazars in South Africa.

December 09 marks International Anti-Corruption Day 

The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has announced that the legal and regulatory framework enabling the participation of foreign investors in the country's capital market system has been finalized and will be made public shortly.

Also, the government has completed its submission for the fourth review of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility, with officials expecting a staff-level agreement to be signed shortly.

 Thami Ngubeni spoke to Mered Fikireyohannes, Founder & CEO of Pragma Investment Advisory.

The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has announced that the legal and regulatory framework enabling the participation of foreign investors in the country's capital market system has been finalized and will be made public shortly.
Also, the government has completed its submission for the fourth review of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility, with officials expecting a staff-level agreement to be signed shortly.
&nbsp;Thami Ngubeni spoke to Mered Fikireyohannes, Founder &amp; CEO of Pragma Investment Advisory.

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