July 31, 2025
Africa: Call for Urgent SA Pesticide Action Plan to Protect Farm Workers - - and Consumers
NGOs report limited resources for consumer education and pesticide testing, which they believe hinders effective enforcement of pesticide limits. They also perceive a governmental… Read more »
July 29, 2025
Africa: Infrastructure Investing - - Restoring Dignity and Transforming Lives Across SA and Africa
A Public Investment Corporation research paper in support of the urgent need for investment in Africa presents some startling realities, but also cites investment and co-investment… Read more »
July 27, 2025
Africa: More Than 70 Million People in Africa Are Living With Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Two to three million South Africans have chronic viral hepatitis, with most remaining undiagnosed and untreated. Read more »
Africa: Professional Fighters League Aims to Make MMA 'The Second Sport of Africa' As Fandom Surges
South Africa has just hosted its biggest mixed martial arts event to date, and more are on the horizon thanks to the Professional Fighters League. Read more »
July 20, 2025
Africa: Deeper Connection - Why Even Landlocked Africans Are Defending the Seas
Early ocean encounters can spark a lasting sense of wonder - and a deeper recognition - to help reframe ocean conservation as not just a coastal issue, but a continental one. Read more »
July 17, 2025
Africa: Unique Fauna and Flora Under Siege On South Africa's West Coast
The smallest tortoise in the world lives on South Africa's west coast, and a button-shaped succulent endemic to a tiny area of the Northern Cape can be found nowhere else in the… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs a Voice On Information Integrity and Media Freedom At G20 Summit
South Africa's G20 presidency shouldn't drop the baton passed by Brazil on this crucial issue that underpins good governance. Read more »
June 23, 2025
Africa: Africa's G20 Priorities Kick Off With a Push for Climate and Financial Reform
Tired of a system that favours polluters and perpetuates debt, African leaders are demanding climate and debt justice ahead of the G20. Their proposal would fundamentally change… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Africa: Africa's Defining Moment - How Finance and Insurance Can Power the Continent's Economic Future
When 2,000 CEOs, investors, heads of state, and ministers gathered at the 2025 Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, a single call to action resonated loudly: a new deal is needed between… Read more »
June 23, 2025
Africa: Standard Bank Named Africa's Most Admired Financial Services Brand
Standard Bank, Africa's biggest bank by assets, has been named as Africa's Most Admired Financial Services Brand for 2025. The accolade was conferred as part of Brand Africa's 15th… Read more »
June 18, 2025
Africa: Africa's First Telco Data Credit Score Aims to Bring the 'Invisible' Into the Financial Fold
TransUnion and Chinosis have teamed up to create Africa's first telco data credit score and bring millions of 'invisible' Africans into the financial fold. Read more »
June 12, 2025
Africa: Decoupling Growth From Emissions - Can Africa Leapfrog to a Sustainable Energy Future?
Without enough capital or enabling global policy, expecting Africa to decouple economic growth from carbon emissions is a pipe dream. Read more »
August 15, 2012
Africa: Standing By to Standby - the African Peacekeeping Force With More Problems Than Solutions
The African Standby Force is a beautiful concept. The crack troops were meant to be the silver bullet for Africa's security problems, a rapid-response team able to get in and stop… Read more »
