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Africa: Young People Must Be ‘Truly Involved’ in Transforming Education

Africa: Global Demand for Shea Butter Is Growing – but It’s Not All Good News for the Women Who Collect the Nuts

Shea butter has become a highly sought-after ingredient in cosmetics and food manufacturing worldwide. Since the early 2000s its use as a substitute for cocoa butter has driven a dramatic rise in international demand. The shea butter industry has grown by more than 600% over the last 20 years. The shea tree is semi-domesticated across…

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Starlink hype vs reality in South Africa

Starlink hype vs reality in South Africa

South African media has been saturated with Starlink coverage for months. Every ministerial statement, every regulatory development, every parliamentary objection becomes headline news. Yet amid this relentless coverage, a curious question emerges: why Starlink specifically? The regulatory challenges facing Elon Musk’s satellite service aren’t unique. Major global technology companies have long navigated South Africa’s broad-based…

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Africa: Young People Must Be ‘Truly Involved’ in Transforming Education

Africa’s Critical Minerals Are a Huge Economic Opportunity – G20 Framework Sets Out Ways to Seize It

As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa’s G20 presidency set up a new…

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