National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez says 6,125 people confirmed dead as government response faces scrutiny. Published On 3 Aug 20263 Aug 2026 The Venezuelan government has announced that the confirmed death toll from a pair of heavy earthquakes that struck the country in June has risen to 6,125 people. National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez announced…
Richard Okello, co-founder of African investment firm Sango Capital, sees strong potential across a variety of sectors. Okello is particularly keen on African retail. “The transformation from unorganised retail to organised retail is underway,” he notes. One of Sango’s standout investments has been Sundry Markets, the parent company of Marketsquare, a Nigerian supermarket chain founded…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC’s) free streaming platform, SABC+, has officially passed the three-million registered user mark, solidifying its position as one of the country’s leading digital entertainment hubs. According to the public broadcaster, these registered profiles represent a fully logged-in, consented audience rather than transient web traffic. This distinction enables SABC+ to deliver…
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, center, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Tech companies’ venture capital portfolios are making corporate profits look a lot stronger than they really are. Microsoft, Amazon…
Mfundo Nkuhlu, Nedbank COO. Mfundo Nkuhlu, chief operating officer (COO) of Nedbank Group and executive director of Nedbank Group Limited and Nedbank Limited, has elected to take early retirement at the end of the year, having reached the age of 60. In a statement, the bank says Nkuhlu joined Nedbank in April 2004 as managing…
South Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem falls behind, according to the 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) National Expert Special Report. South Africa has no shortage of entrepreneurs, but their ability to turn promising ideas into sustainable, job-creating businesses is let down by a weak support ecosystem that ranks 7th lowest globally. The 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) National Expert…
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Monday it is recommending that Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., be censured by the full House after finding that he “engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.” “The Committee found that Representative Edwards violated the House Code of Official Conduct by failing to adhere…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, have signed a joint declaration pledging closer cooperation on pricing, local processing, environmental protection and scientific research, as the two countries seek to secure better incomes for millions of cocoa farmers The declaration was signed at a high-level bilateral summit in…
PHEVs are proving popular in South Africa, but consumers are still shunning full EVs One in every 17 new vehicles sold in South Africa is now electrified, according to automotive industry body Naamsa. But only one in 123 is fully electric. Naamsa reported 3 045 new-energy vehicle sales in June, a 104.2% increase on the same…
All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health, education, inequality, climate change, peace and other global issues. The goals are now approaching their 2030 deadline. The goals matter because they shape national plans, international cooperation and decisions about development funding. The question of what should…
