1. South Africa averages 63 murders per day. The 2025 African Organized Crime Index shows that South Africa's crime situation is worse than war zones like Sudan, Somalia, Mali, and Niger. The Democratic Republic of Congo has the highest crime rate in Africa, while South Africa ranks second.
2. The Rwandan Stock Exchange launched a multi-currency securities market, allowing investors to issue and trade securities in multiple currencies for the first time in the country's capital market.