Joburg and Medellín: What SA can learn from Colombia about fixing a broken city
Colombia’s second-largest city used capable, commercially disciplined public utilities as a cornerstone of its urban recovery.
Dangote targets 10m investors with IPO marketing blitz
The share sale could raise as much as $2.1bn and help double refining capacity to 1.4m barrels a day.
Global cash is funding US AI boom despite fears of hidden debt
Global investors are pouring capital into AI infrastructure, with foreign banks, pensions, sovereign funds and insurers helping fund the sector's rapid expansion.
Climate change is making these grocery items more expensive this year
Extreme weather is making food price spikes more persistent, with drought, heat and heavy rainfall disrupting supplies and fueling inflation.
Inside the global market for elite $30 000 sheepdogs
A small English town has become an international hub for elite sheepdogs, with top dogs fetching tens of thousands of dollars and buyers travelling from around the world.
Elections 2026: How this North West town went from boom to bust
Matlosana municipality is under a financial recovery plan after years of mismanagement.
Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages
Long outages affect 44% of eThekwini households and 40% in Johannesburg, as ageing infrastructure drives mounting water losses.
Africa’s mineral strength is wasted if countries don’t work together – new report
Research examined whether they are processing and refining these minerals or making components for green technologies that use them.
Super El Niño is set to turn sugar glut to deficit this season
El Niño is disrupting sugar production in key growing regions, pushing prices higher and offering a warning of broader risks to crops and global food inflation.
Elections 2026: This municipality is pouring sewage into the Vaal River
Streams that feed the river are being contaminated by failing wastewater treatment in Matlosana municipality.