Cape Town’s Organic & Natural Products Expo, now headline sponsored by Standard Bank Business & Commercial, Connects Organic Brands with Major Retail and Hospitality Buyers. The Organic & Natural Products Expo Africa returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 17–19 April 2026, marking its third consecutive year in the Mother City as the leading platform…
The 10-year Treasury yield was relatively unchanged on Wednesday as the prospect of a resolution to the Iran conflict lifted investor sentiment. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose less than 1 basis point to 4.315%. The 2-year yield dropped 1 basis point to 3.789%, while the 30-year Treasury yield was up more than a basis point at 4.906%….
ITWeb TV Biz speaks to Rachel Fischer, parliamentary engagement and research manager at OUTA, and Shaun Russell, product owner and head of projects at OpenUp, about ParliMeter, a civic tech dashboard built in partnership with the Parliamentary Monitoring Group to make SA’s parliamentary data visible, searchable and actionable. The conversation covers why Parliament’s information has…
Namibian TikToker Jamie-Lee Loss (23) won TikTok star of the year award in Pretoria, South Africa, at the Emerge Star Africa Awards on Sunday. The awards celebrate trailblazers, change makers and influential individuals, brand and organisations across various sectors in Africa. Loss, who was born and raised in Windhoek, has transformed a “boredom-induced” TikTok account…
The war involving Iran is pushing fuel prices higher across Africa, forcing governments to take emergency measures as supply tightens and costs rise, according to a Bloomberg report. Several countries have moved to cushion the impact. Namibia is cutting fuel levies, while Kenya plans to use petroleum taxes to cap prices. In Egypt, authorities imposed…
WASHINGTON — Tackling one of President Donald Trump’s most provocative policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considers the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Announced on the first…
MultiChoice is offering Showmax subscribers access to DStv Stream Compact at R99/month for 12 months — a discount of 67% on standard pricing — in what amounts to an aggressive retention play as it prepares to shut the Showmax platform down on 30 April. The deal, revealed on Wednesday, gives eligible Showmax subscribers free trial…
The European Union has launched the EU Humanitarian Surge Support initiative, a two-year initiative designed to reinforce the humanitarian community’s ability to respond rapidly, coherently and predictably to crises and emergencies worldwide. By building on the long-standing expertise of NORCAP and iMMAP, the initiative ensures that surge deployments are fast, efficient and complementary to ongoing…
Dr Augustino Hellar’s journey into surgery was shaped by his upbringing in Tanzania, where access to healthcare was often limited. He recalls how long distances to health facilities were a common barrier. “I saw the disparity in health care, especially for rural communities,” he said. “It was not uncommon to find patients having to travel maybe…
His efforts appear to have worked. China’s Foreign Ministry said the two were making “new efforts towards advocating for peace.” The joint statement agreed that dialogue and diplomacy were “the only viable option to resolve conflicts”, and it called for waterways, including the blockaded strait, to be protected.
