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Labour Update

1 month ago

Rwanda’s national pension fund has helped power the economy, but it faces new challenges

The Rwandan case demonstrates the potential to use pension fund assets for strategic investments in the national economy.

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News Article

1 month ago

People forage for wild food in public spaces in South African cities – how to plan for this

South African cities could create dedicated spaces where picking indigenous plants is safe.

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Risk Alert

1 month ago

Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon

An incomplete peace agreement has become a useful political tool to the Ethiopian government, the TPLF and Eritrea.

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News Article

1 month ago

African musicians losing millions without IP protection, says US

Despite an 'insatiable appetite for African music', insufficient IP protection means artists are missing out on revenues, the US says.

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ESG Report

1 month ago

CMAS 2026 programme launched as Africa's carbon markets move from readiness to delivery

Africa is emerging as an exciting destination to develop carbon market projects with improved policy certainty and more and more projects becoming investment-ready. As global carbon markets transition...

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Labour Update

1 month ago

With a revived power project, Aba's industries are buzzing again

A $50m Afreximbank-backed project is helping to transform Aba's industrial fortunes, replacing costly generators with more reliable electricity and giving the city's manufacturers, artisans and entrep...

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News Article

1 month ago

South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Violence Slows SDG Goals, Rips Apart Africans’ Free Movement Call

The xenophobic protests against Malawians, Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and other Africans in South Africa not only created a humanitarian crisis but also jeopardised the achievement of some SDGs.

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News Article

1 month ago

Watch – Inside Cape Town’s data hub deal

A golf course became a R3-billion logistics hub. Now it’s set to house two of Cape Town’s biggest data centres. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters reports on a R100 land swap, a data centre reclassifi...

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News Article

1 month ago

South Africa produces enough food, yet millions face hunger. Better cold storage could help change that

South Africa must focus not just on food production but on preserving what is produced through improved cold chain infrastructure.

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Risk Alert

1 month ago

Refinery rivalry: billion-dollar oil projects expose east Africa’s long-running regional tensions

Rivalry has not disappeared from east Africa. It has simply been repackaged as competing ‘regional’ projects.

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Risk Alert

1 month ago

How is Nigeria’s anti-fraud unit doing? Case study asks detectives how they manage with few funds

There is a need for improved fraud awareness education so that ordinary Nigerians understand how fraudsters operate.

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News Article

1 month ago

Ageing with HIV: global report highlights the need to prepare health systems

The challenge now is not simply helping people live longer, but ensuring they age well.

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