Africa: One Third of Food Is Lost or Wasted – How to Help Farmers Cut Post-Harvest Losses
Agriculture in the global south remains under pressure to produce more food while responding to climate change and resource constraints. Policy responses have focused on increasing production. But what about post-harvest losses? Globally, about one-third of food produced for human consumption is estimated to be lost or wasted. The problem was examined in a recent…
Why South Africa is turning its back on ‘screwdriver’ car plants
Trade minister Parks Tau. Leah Millis/Reuters South Africa will stop providing policy support for carmakers that import near-complete vehicles for local assembly, trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau said on Thursday, as the government overhauls the programme that underpins the country’s car industry. Speaking at South African Auto Week, Tau said the government had…
Africa: University of Kigali Takes Ai Leadership Training to Nigeria, Advances Africa’s Digital Transformation
The University of Kigali (UoK) has expanded its executive education footprint beyond Rwanda, partnering with J. Soji-George Consulting Nigeria Limited and the Lagos State Ministry of Establishments and Training to deliver an AI, Governance and Economic Transformation (AI-GET) Executive Leadership Masterclass for senior public officials. Held on 7-8 October 2026 at the Education Resource Centre,…
KFC to switch from Pepsi to Coca-Cola in 2027
A view of a KFC restaurant in Vallejo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images KFC’s U.S. restaurants will ditch PepsiCo and switch to Coca-Cola beverages next year, marking the first time in decades that the Yum Brands chain has changed its drink supplier, the restaurant company said Thursday. Some of KFC’s international markets serve Coke…
Africa: In Mali, From the Wagner Group to Africa Corps – Will Impunity Continue?
When Africa Corps officially began operations in Mali in June 2025, few people held out hope that it would help alleviate the suffering of civilians in Mali, caused on the one hand by armed groups in Azawad and members from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), but also by the army…
Local insurers go solo amid AI policy vacuum
South African insurers have reported using AI at a baseline level for general efficiencies. (Image source: iStock) South African insurance providers are“quickly” catching up with banks in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) for their operations. However, the country has yet to formulate a National AI Policy, which has seen insurers formulating their own AI frameworks in…
Africa: BOS Africa, Temple Company Partner to Develop Sports Business Professionals
The partnership will combine professional education with practical industry experience in sponsorship, athlete management, sports media, intellectual property and content production. The Business of Sports Institute Africa (BOS Africa) and The Temple Company have announced a partnership to develop professional expertise and expand practical learning opportunities in Africa’s sports industry. The partnership, announced on 14…
FBI employees involved in Trump classified documents case sue over ‘unlawful’ firings
Nine former FBI employees involved in the classified documents case against President Donald Trump filed suit Thursday against FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging their firings were “unlawful.” The group’s suit says they were fired without cause for their work on the case involving Trump, and that the firings appeared to…
Africa: Ngafuan Laments Africa’s Expensive Capital
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has challenged the World Bank Group to move beyond mobilizing larger volumes of private investment and take concrete measures to reduce the high cost of capital facing African economies, arguing that expensive financing is constraining the continent’s ability to build infrastructure, expand businesses and accelerate…
South Africa’s midday power glut is a hidden risk for wheeling deals
Private renewable energy producers that wheel power – selling it directly to data centres and other large users and delivering it over the grid – have no regulated compensation if the grid operator switches them off because of oversupply. That gap has not cost them yet: as far as the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association…
