Africa: All of Africa Today – February 23, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – February 23, 2026

  Eritrea-Ethiopia Tensions Raise Fears of Renewed Conflict Eritrea and Ethiopia both claim to be preparing for war, with the landlocked Ethiopia claiming it needs access to the Red Sea, which is viewed by Eritrea as a provocation. Violence is escalating in the Tigray region as tensions increase.  Violence along their shared Tigray border escalated,…

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Adobe Acrobat Studio delivers double-digit time savings and up to 400% ROI

Adobe Acrobat Studio delivers double-digit time savings and up to 400% ROI

Diego Silva Users of the AI-enabled Adobe Acrobat Studio are reporting significant improvements in document analysis, insight extraction and content generation, slashing time to value. This is according to Diego Silva, Expert Solutions Consultant at Adobe, who was speaking at a webinar hosted by Adobe and distributor Dax Data to showcase Adobe Acrobat Studio’s capabilities….

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Home affairs to move all visa processing online

Home affairs to move all visa processing online

Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber The department of home affairs plans to shut down all tourist visa processing at South African missions abroad, minister Leon Schreiber has announced, with all applications to be routed instead through the department’s Electronic Travel Authorisation system. Speaking at the release of a Special Investigating Unit interim report on Monday,…

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When Commodity Optimism Collides with Manufacturing Reality in South Africa

When Commodity Optimism Collides with Manufacturing Reality in South Africa

South Africa entered 2026 with renewed confidence in the commodity cycle. Stronger platinum and gold prices, together with rising global demand for future-facing metals such as copper, have lifted sentiment across the sector and reinforced the country’s long-standing connection to mining and resource development. For many businesses further down the value chain, however, the mood…

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