Tue 21 July 2026: The South African government and the World Bank have signed a US$1.5 billion Development Policy Loan aimed at supporting infrastructure reforms and boosting inclusive economic growth. The loan, announced by National Treasury on Tuesday, is intended to help address infrastructure constraints that the government identifies as a major barrier to job […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: A 2026 global energy progress report reveals that even where electricity grids reaches communities, connection fees, internal wiring costs, and ongoing electricity expenses remain insurmountable barriers for the poorest households. The sun blazes over the arid landscape of Turkana County in northwestern Kenya, where temperatures regularly soar past 40 degrees Celsius. […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in*South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ High-profile contract killing cases head to trial: Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (Saps), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has praised investigators for driving three high‑profile contract killing cases to trial, with alleged mastermind Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala among the accused. Read more […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ How the migrant exodus is reshaping SA’s labour market: Recent fact-checking by Africa Check also found no evidence to support claims that removing undocumented migrants would automatically reduce unemployment or create jobs on a significant scale. Instead, labour organisations say employers have increasingly […]
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Sun 19 July 2026: The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Mohammed Issa, and the Governor of the People’s Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, agreed Saturday to connect Libyan commercial banks to China’s payment and settlement system. In a statement on its website, the Central Bank of Libya said Issa, who is visiting […]
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Sun 19 July 2026: As South Africa grapples with inequality and division, Mandela Day has taken on new political significance. Johannesburg, South Africa – Nelson Mandela Day has become the backdrop for a wider debate in South Africa over the values the former president represented, as the country grapples with inequality, economic frustration and growing divisions over […]
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Sat 18 July 2026: Kenya’s official presidential website was hacked on Saturday, with attackers replacing its homepage with a message targeting President William Ruto and demanding a ransom of five Bitcoins. The breach affected the official presidency website, president.go.ke, where the hackers posted a cryptocurrency wallet address and warned that unspecified information would be released […]
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Sat 18 July 2026: Hunger in Madagascar is projected to worsen later this year, with the number of people facing crisis levels of food insecurity expected to rise by 75%, according to a report published by Save the Children. About 502,000 children under the age of five, or one in 10 children in the country, […]
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Sat 18 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Zimbabwean MP calls for expulsion of 25 000 South Africans: “In diplomacy there is a policy of reciprocity. Our people are being chased away from South Africa at the moment. In Zimbabwe, we have at least 25 000 South Africans. Don’t you think, […]
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Fri 17 July 2026: The uranium extracted from the Shinkolobwe mine in Congo, was the core of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Africa’s wealth was turned into a weapon in someone else’s AI infrastructure, the electric vehicle boom, and a defence sector with no ceiling on its appetite all run on the […]
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