Anja Bates, head of data at SA recruitment platform Pnet. South Africa is experiencing a measurable disconnect between the academic qualifications employers require and the talent available in the job market, according to the latest Pnet Job Market Trends Report. Data from April 2026 reveals that while 54% of job advertisements over the last year required…
The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk’s SpaceX. At least one of SpaceX’s large institutional investors is privately benchmarking the rocket and satellite company not against aerospace rivals like Boeing or telecommunications giants like AT&T, but…
Morocco has become the largest importer of major weapons in Africa, with purchases rising over the past five years as the country continues to modernise its military, a report has found. The increase comes amid strains with neighbouring Algeria. The findings come from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in Sweden, which tracks global…
Several flags including that of the United States, Cambodia, the European Union, Japan and ASEAN are seen outside a building in Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia, on July 27, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Asian central banks may find more room to ease policy after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter…
