Paul Burkhardt and Kamlesh Bhuckory, Bloomberg on 12/04/2026

War diversions boost ship refuelling at Mauritius port

Island benefitted from similar rerouting during earlier Red Sea tensions linked to Houthi attacks, with fuel sales nearly doubling in 2025.

P Paul Burkhardt and Kamlesh Bhuckory, Bloomberg
S'thembile Cele, Bloomberg on 12/04/2026

Easy win: Hill-Lewis in as new DA leader

Plans to seek another term as Cape Town mayor so he won’t be answerable to Ramaphosa on a daily basis.

S S'thembile Cele, Bloomberg
Tania Broughton, GroundUp on 12/04/2026

Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud

A fake joint venture used a fake B-BBEE certificate and an expired compliance document to win a KwaZulu-Natal transport department contract.

T Tania Broughton, GroundUp
Antony Sguazzin and Eric Laperozy, Bloomberg on 12/04/2026

Putin secures another strategic ally as Trump focuses on Iran

Arms shipments, political backing and trade overtures follow leadership change, raising Western concerns over control of key shipping routes.

A Antony Sguazzin and Eric Laperozy, Bloomberg