Shell posted profits of $9.84 billion for the second quarter of 2026, more than double the $4.26 billion it reported for the same period last year. It is the oil major’s strongest quarterly result since 2022, and it comes at a moment when war in the Middle East has thrown
More than a convenience At first glance, the decision appears to be little more than a bureaucratic adjustment. In reality, it reflects a broader effort to modernise public services and reduce unnecessary costs for both government and citizens. South Africa currently requires most motorists to renew their licence cards every
No nation sails alone. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President, put it plainly that all countries in the world are aboard the same ship that has a shared destiny. To sail through storms and head toward a bright future, we must
No nation sails alone. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President, put it plainly that all countries in the world are aboard the same ship that has a shared destiny. To sail through storms and head toward a bright future, we must
This week, Durban hosted the 9th SADC Industrialisation Week, and on paper it reads like fairly standard regional-summit fare, where government leaders, business delegates and investors gather at the Durban International Convention Centre for five days of panels and exhibition stands. But the theme organisers chose this year, industrialisation built
This week, Durban hosted the 9th SADC Industrialisation Week, and on paper it reads like fairly standard regional-summit fare, where government leaders, business delegates and investors gather at the Durban International Convention Centre for five days of panels and exhibition stands. But the theme organisers chose this year, industrialisation built
For as long as most of us have been alive, the Strait of Hormuz has been treated as a fact of nature. A, narrow strip of water that a fifth of the world’s oil simply had to pass through, war or no war, because there was no real alternative. That
Southern Africa faces a challenge that goes far beyond economic growth rates or budget deficits. According to the African Development Bank’s 2026 Regional Economic Outlook, the region must mobilise development finance at an unprecedented scale to close an annual financing gap of approximately $55 billion. Without it, ambitions around industrialisation,
Every party that governs for a long time eventually faces the same quiet question: not how it will overcome its rivals, but how it will keep faith with itself. It is a question familiar to any liberation movement that has carried the weight of governing long after the struggle. Many
Every party that governs for a long time eventually faces the same quiet question: not how it will overcome its rivals, but how it will keep faith with itself. It is a question familiar to any liberation movement that has carried the weight of governing long after the struggle. Many