DHL Supply Chain launches first electric Superlink truck with Unilever and Volvo Trucks SA. DHL Supply Chain, in collaboration with Unilever and Volvo Trucks, has launched an electric vehicle (EV) truck pilot in South Africa. This pilot, which commenced on 1 August, is testing a fully electric Volvo FMX 6×4 tractor and 18m curtain-sided Superlink…
Wholesale prices rose far more than expected in July, providing a potential sign that inflation is still a threat to the U.S. economy, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday showed. The producer price index, which measures final demand goods and services prices, jumped 0.9% on the month, compared with the Dow Jones estimate for…
Although Shoprite Group stole a march on many of South Africa’s retailers in on-demand online grocery delivery during the Covid-19 lockdowns, Pick n Pay has a clear plan to make up lost ground and compete aggressively for market share. Enrico Ferigolli, who co-founded the liquor delivery app Bottles – which was later acquired by Pick…
Russia’s Vladimir Putin sounded positive Thursday on the eve of his talks with President Donald Trump in Alaska, saying he believed the American leader was making “quite energetic and sincere efforts” toward peace in Ukraine. A day ahead of their summit, Putin convened a meeting of advisers “to inform you about how the negotiation process…
Apple is reportedly shifting its AI focus to new smart home products, according to a recent report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg. Sources familiar with the matter say the company is developing a lineup of new devices that could serve as a fresh entry point for its lagging artificial intelligence efforts. Read: Nedbank acquires payments…
Algiers — Algeria will host on September 4-10 the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) with the ambition of making this event a real lever for boosting trade, attract investments and foster the economic integration of the continent. Organized under the theme “A gateway to new opportunities,” the trade fair is meant to be the…
Nairobi — With the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reducing Kasarani Stadium’s capacity to 27,000 due to security concerns, the government has designated six official fan zones across Nairobi to manage the overflow of ticketless fans during the ongoing African Nations Championships (CHAN). Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya announced the establishment of these fan zones…
Kate Whannel Political reporter BBC Starmer and Zelensky walk through the Downing Street rose garden together Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street for private discussions. The pair met ahead of a vital summit in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday…
Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank Group CEO. Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, ramped up its technology spend in the six months to 30 June 2025 (H125), investing a total of R3.7 billion across its divisions. The JSE-listed financial services group revealed the figures in its interim results for 2025, noting that software, cloud and…
Cape Town, South Africa — A high-level delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia, led by the country’s Second Deputy Prime Minister, Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, is currently in Cape Town to attend the Africa Water Investment Summit. The summit brings together African leaders, policymakers, and development partners with the goal of accelerating investment in…
