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By Gerhard Stander, Director, Retail & Agriculture, CHEP Sub Saharan Africa Across South Africa’s baking industry, millions of reusable bread crates move through supply chains every day, transporting products from bakeries to retailers and ultimately to consumers. These crates are a critical but often overlooked component of the country’s food ....
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Across Africa, millions of people still cook with charcoal and firewood, which can be expensive, environmentally destructive, and bad for their health. While liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and electricity are often promoted as modern alternatives, they remain unaffordable or unreliable for many households. Ener-G-Africa (EGA), an innovative African energy access solutions company based in South Africa and […]
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By Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, CEO, FIND The 2026 African Union Summit has come and gone, along with numerous meetings and side events united by a common theme: health financing, local manufacturing, global health architecture reform, and advancing Africa’s health security and sovereignty. Having sat through enough high-level meetings, I know that the distance between a […]
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New models such as the Àjọjẹ Community Resilience Fund show how blended finance and diaspora capital could strengthen essential services across African communities. Contributed by Lola Dare, Muyi Aina, Moremi Ojudu For decades, development finance has focused on large-scale sectors such as energy, infrastructure, sovereign debt, and, more recently, climate finance. Yet an equally important […]
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Contributed by Global South World A judge of the High Court of Kenya has struck out a Notice of Motion application after determining that the submitted documents were generated by a computer and failed to meet basic procedural requirements. In a ruling delivered virtually, Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the application filed by Nayan Mansukhlal Savla […]
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By Vanashree Govender, Senior PR Manager, Media and Communications, Huawei South Africa For millions of people, the digital world still begins with a quiet translation. They speak one language at home, think in it, play in it, then switch to another to search, type, learn or use everyday apps without friction. It isn’t because people […]
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By Kumeshen Naidoo, Head of Debt Capital Markets, and Narisa Balgobind, Head of Debt (AR), at Absa Kenyan beverages giant East African Breweries recently refinanced an existing KES 11 billion corporate bond through a medium-term note priced at 11.8%, marking the first issuance under its newly approved KES 20 billion programme. The timing mattered. Kenya’s […]
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Zimbabwean youth leader Adrian Dingiswayo is redefining what global leadership looks like. From surviving a life-threatening illness to representing Africa in international diplomacy, his story reflects resilience, innovation, and a commitment to community transformation. Dingiswayo made history as the first male Zimbabwean youth diplomat appointed to both the European Union and the United Nations, marking […]
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A new global report, Conservation Status, Trade and Enforcement Efforts for Pangolins, reveals that more than half a million pangolins — an estimated 530,978 individuals — were involved in 2,222 illegal trade seizures between 2016 and 2024. Pangolin scales accounted for 99 percent of all confiscated parts. Released at the end of 2025, the report […]
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By Abdul Yassim,Head: Trade and Working Capital South Africa and Mosa Tshabalala, Head: Institutional Trade and DSI Sales, Absa CIB If one were to speak to African suppliers who trade across borders, many would say that doing business within the continent can feel riskier than exporting beyond it. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), […]
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New career development fellowship launched to help empower women professionals to advance climate-resilient agriculture across North and West Africa Women working in agricultural research and development across North and West Africa have the chance to benefit from expert mentoring, leadership training and collaboration support thanks to a new fellowship. The fellowship was launched by African Women […]
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Julie Muriuki, Champion for Economic Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming Advocate. In February 2026, African heads of state came together at the African Union Summit and issued a presidential declaration to accelerate local manufacturing of health products, medicines, and technologies across the continent. This commitment, rooted in economic sovereignty, pandemic preparedness, and resilience marked more than a […]
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By Mark Thomas, Legal Director, Risk Advisory Services at Pinsent Masons South Africa and Margo-Ann Werner, Legal Director, Environmental at Pinsent Masons South Africa South Africa’s mineral rights system was built on the practical idea that different minerals can be extracted from the same land by different operators if there is reasonable co-operation between the […]
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To protect biodiversity, first we must understand it. That’s why at Trees for the Future (TREES), we regularly conduct biodiversity assessments in the project areas where we work. This helps to establish a baseline for landscape restoration, identify species of concern, and map High Conservation Value (HCV) areas—a crucial component in restoring ecosystems, supporting farmers, […]
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