Woolworths is using AI to simplify meal planning. Woolworths has unveiled an AI-powered food assistant that uses conversational AI to help customers find recipes, plan meals and shop for ingredients through its mobile app. Called My Woolies Chef, the tool will be made available to a limited group of MyDifference loyalty programme members from September…
President Bola Tinubu has called on African countries to end their long-standing dependence on exporting raw cocoa beans and focus on value addition to increase earnings from the global chocolate industry. Tinubu made the call on Tuesday at the Africa Cocoa Summit in Abuja, themed ‘From Bean to Brand,’ where stakeholders discussed strategies for strengthening…
Alebtong, Uganda – When Lucy Everlyn Atim returned home after six years working as a child rights activist in South Sudan’s refugee settlements, her favourite shea tree was gone. Known locally as moyao, the tree had shaped her childhood. Every morning, she and her friends gathered beneath its branches to eat its sweet, creamy fruit…
Purple Group, the JSE-listed owner of EasyEquities, is acquiring Telescope AI, the Australian start-up whose technology already powers the investment platform’s AI Baskets feature, in a deal worth up to US$10.75-million (R177-million). Purple Group and EasyEquities operator First World Trader will each acquire 50% of Telescope AI from the Pettett Family Trust and three key…
YANTAI, CHINA – JULY 14, 2026 – Containers parked at Yantai Port International Container Terminal in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on July 14, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s economy in the second quarter grew at its weakest pace since 2022, as an accelerating slide in investments deepened the strain on…
Luno says National Treasury should go through Parliament to regulate crypto. (Image created by GenAI) Crypto-currency exchange Luno is arguing that National Treasury’s bid to bring digital currency under a 65-year-old forex regime is unconstitutional and contradicts the South African Reserve Bank’s own stance on the future role of stablecoins in payments. In a statement…
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Djima Antaley delivers a package for Afrety in Dakar, Senegal. Ricci Shryock/Reuters No bank card? No address? No problem. Shoppers in Africa increasingly are buying online from big brands such as Amazon or Walmart even though they have no physical presence on much of the continent. Among those benefiting from the shift are local and…
Luxury tourism aims to attract high-spending tourists to stay at premium resorts and lodges or visit exclusive attractions. It’s a strategy that’s being adopted widely by governments around the world and also in African countries. It’s been promoted by multilateral agencies like the World Bank and the United Nations, as well as environmental and conservation…
The US and Iran have been exchanging waves of strikes, as a dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to derail efforts to end their war. BBC correspondent Barbara Plett Usher, reporting from Jerusalem, examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel. Over the weekend, Iran announced that the strait was…
