There is a number that captures the scale of Japan’s automotive reckoning with unusual clarity: $28 billion. That is the combined cost, in tariff exposure, EV write-downs and emissions-related restructuring charges absorbed by Japan’s major carmakers across the fiscal year ended March 2026. It is a figure that covers Toyota,
When China National Tire and Rubber Corporation (CNTR) announced a $550 million investment to expand its tyre manufacturing footprint in Alexandria, the headline was notable enough on its own terms: 1.5 million tyres a year, 1,600 new jobs, production starting in 2028. But the more revealing detail is the context
When China National Tire and Rubber Corporation (CNTR) announced a $550 million investment to expand its tyre manufacturing footprint in Alexandria, the headline was notable enough on its own terms: 1.5 million tyres a year, 1,600 new jobs, production starting in 2028. But the more revealing detail is the context
Now, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has made an announcement that the government intends to change this. A draft Strategic Petroleum Stocks Policy, to be submitted to Cabinet, proposes that the South African National Petroleum Company maintain reserves equivalent to 60 days of net imports of crude oil
Now, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has made an announcement that the government intends to change this. A draft Strategic Petroleum Stocks Policy, to be submitted to Cabinet, proposes that the South African National Petroleum Company maintain reserves equivalent to 60 days of net imports of crude oil
Crises have a way of clarifying what matters. The Hormuz disruption, now well into its fourth month, with global oil markets experiencing what analysts at Wood Mackenzie have described as the largest supply shock in decades, has focused the world’s attention almost entirely on what is blocked: tankers, liquefied natural
Dr. Sizo Nkala The theme of modernisation is becoming increasingly prominent in the discourse on Africa-China relations. At the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit held in Beijing, China, modernisation was the main theme, which called on Africa and China to jointly “advance modernisation and build a community with
Since the establishment of BRICS, the member states have significantly increased their high-tech exports, which now account for more than one-third of global supplies, reflecting a shift in technological leadership worldwide. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic
Kim Heller There is little doubt that Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party would win this week’s elections by a huge margin. The pressing question is what comes next. Will Ahmed tighten his iron grip or embrace the need for unity and cooperation? Hopes were high when,
In May 2026, bandits stormed three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, beheading a teacher named Michael Oyedokun in front of his students before abducting children into the forest. The bandits then invaded Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Community Grammar School, and L.A. Primary School in a coordinated