Nearly Half of Young South Africans Are Not Working or in Training
The South Africa youth NEET rate reached 45.6 percent for people aged 15 to 34 in the first quarter of...
August 15, 2026Section
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Uranium Found in DR Congo Cobalt Shipments to China, Report Says
A peer-reviewed study estimates uranium in DR Congo cobalt exports to China reached 2,000–5,000 tonnes between 2000 and 2024, prompting...
August 15, 2026
Inside the US$5 Billion Plan to Keep Africa’s Cotton Jobs in Africa
A US$5 billion cotton industrialisation plan backed by the WTO aims to process 25% of Africa's cotton locally and create...
August 15, 2026
Kenya Diesel Prices Fall as Petrol and Kerosene Hold Steady
Kenya diesel prices fell Sh5 per litre from August 15, 2026 while petrol and kerosene held steady, as EPRA cited...
August 15, 2026
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second Largest on Record
The DRC Ebola outbreak has reached 4,665 cases and 2,184 deaths across six provinces, with no vaccine approved for the...
August 15, 2026
MTN Writes Down Iran Again as Its Trapped Stake Keeps Costing
The MTN Iran impairment of R2.13 a share will cut statutory earnings per share by 20% to 30%, even as...
August 15, 2026
Zimbabwe Declares a Disaster After 46 Die on Lake Kariba
The Lake Kariba ferry disaster has killed 46 people. Zimbabwe's civil protection unit says the vessel carried 114 adults against...
August 15, 2026
Botswana’s US$16 Billion Railway Has a Study, a Route and No Start Date
The Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility study is complete, but Botswana's minister says the US$16 billion coal line cannot pay for itself...
August 15, 2026
Rwanda Will Name 22 Baby Gorillas. Here Is What That Is Worth
Kwita Izina 2026 will name 22 mountain gorilla infants on 4 September at Kinigi, taking Rwanda's total to 460, in...
August 15, 2026