LPG investment is Africa’s defining downstream opportunity over the next two decades. The window to act is open now. At the IEA’s first Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in Paris in May 2024, Akinwumi Adesina, then African Development Bank President, recalled studying by smoky lamps and cooking fires, which he links to eyesight damage….
The ninth edition of the Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together artistes, music executives, promoters and other industry professionals for discussions, performances and exhibitions through October 31. Organised by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF), the event provides a platform for musicians and…
Fake graphic: South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa didn’t say he’ll protect members of his party from corruption charges IN SHORT: A graphic quoting South African president Cyril Ramaphosa as promising to protect his ANC party members from prosecution is fake. Neither the presidency nor the ANC published it, and there’s no evidence that Ramaphosa said…
A bill to strengthen tobacco control in South Africa is slowly making progress. Parliament’s Health Committee voted in favour of the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill earlier this year, allowing it to move forward for a clause by clause review. The proposed law which was meant to prohibit point-of-sale product displays, make…
The public will not see South Africa’s redrafted national AI policy until cabinet approves it for comment, and it is now only due before cabinet by March 2027, months later than promised. The officials rewriting it have until 30 November to finish their draft. Jeanette Morwane, acting deputy director-general at the department of communications &…
Shared water and power are easing factory setup costs as Africa’s textile hubs expand into cotton processing. Growing access to shared power and water treatment is shifting some of the capital burden of African textile production from manufacturers to industrial park developers. In some of the continent’s textile hubs, developers are providing common utilities that…
The journey from fibre to fashion can unite several economies—but only if African borders connect production instead of adding delay and cost. A cotton plant grows in a country. A competitive textile industry grows across a region. The distinction matters because no single African economy needs to master every stage between seed and shirt. One…
Crackdowns often punish miners who are trying to survive, fuelling crime and conflict while leaving powerful players untouched. Thirty-seven boys and young men died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, last month. Accused of being ‘illegal miners’, they were arrested during raids by the Mining…
Vodacom Group CTO Dejan Kastelic Vodacom believes South Africa could be ready to switch off its 3G networks within 12-24 months, but group CTO Dejan Kastelic says no operator will want to do it alone. “We would be super keen to switch off 3G in all of the markets, not only South Africa,” Kastelic told…
An expected El Niño drought, rising costs and shrinking humanitarian aid could worsen food insecurity and poverty across southern Africa in 2027. South Africa’s strong grain harvest and water reserves offer some protection, but regional food shortages may increase pressure on supplies and exports. October is a special month in global agricultural and food organisations….
