The gloves are off. Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati says Business Leadership South Africa and Business Unity South Africa – long the loudest critics of political meddling in state-owned enterprises – are themselves guilty of advocating “political intervention” by pressing for the transfer of the transmission grid to an independent operator. BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has…
If you want to understand how protest cycles evolve, look not at the crowds but at the empty streets. On June 25, 2026, Nairobi’s Central Business District was not filled with demonstrators; it was sealed off. Police established roadblocksalong Thika Road, Mombasa Road, Waiyaki Way, and Ngong Road, effectively practising what we call pre-emptive territorial…
The fishing sector has for generations been dominated by men with women being pushed to household chores. Overall, women in the fishing sector make up over half of the workforce but their roles are limited to processing, small-scale fishing and net-mending and marketing of fisheries. The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) estimates that globally…
An agreement signed four days ago between the Israeli and Lebanese governments, which links Israel pulling its forces out of southern Lebanon with Hezbollah being disarmed, could effectively keep Israeli troops in the neighboring nation indefinitely, analysts say, and that could make a final peace deal between the U.S. and Iran harder to achieve. Hezbollah…
nCino urges stakeholders within SA’s financial services ecosystem to strengthen collaboration and mobilise AI to help curb financial crime. (Image: 123RF) Fintech software and services company nCino KYC Africa has urged companies within the South African financial services ecosystem to mobilise AI to fend off AI-driven attacks, increase collaboration and build resilience as financial services…
Mombasa, Kenya — As illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices continue to deplete fish populations as well as contribute to human rights abuses at sea, the demand for transparency within the global fishing industry is growing. An estimated one in five fish consumed globally is linked to illegal fishing, a practice often associated with…
Since 2020, more than 75 per cent of new power capacity added globally has come from renewable sources. PHOTO/FILE By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Scientists say the Earth is likely to shoot past a key global warming target within the decade, bringing the planet ever closer to a full-blown climate catastrophe. The good news? Several climate-friendly technologies – like…
The Netherlands and Japan battled to a captivating 2-2 draw in their opening Group F encounter at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sharing the points after a pulsating second half. After a cagey first half saw both sides go into the break level at 0-0, the game exploded into life in the second period. Virgil…
[Daily Maverick] Propelled by an early vision to help others, Dr Abba Mallum tells Spotlight about his roots in Borno State, about opportunities in Stellenbosch and Durban, and about his pioneering PhD in radiotherapy and oncology.
Propelled by an early vision to help others, Dr Abba Mallum tells Spotlight about his roots in Borno State, about opportunities in Stellenbosch and Durban, and about his pioneering PhD in radiotherapy and oncology. In Borno State, Nigeria, soon after graduating from medical school Dr Abba Mallum treated a young patient whose sad plight would…
