What actually happened One correction first. Adwa fell without a fight. Federal troops and the

Thursday’s slide in European and Korean chip stocks looks, on the surface, like a rates

Why Rwanda, and why now Africa’s absence from the calendar was hard to defend. Kyalami

Iran has asked BRICS to give health cooperation a proper structure. Speaking on TV BRICS’s

Why the diagnosis holds Manamela argued that AI makes the university’s traditional work more urgent:

Affordability is the engine Chinese brands now hold about 19.1% of the passenger and light

A country already stretched to breaking point Start with the citizens the state already fails.

Reports that Washington and Moscow have discussed finding a US investor for Nord Stream, and

Artificial intelligence, robotics, sensors, cloud platforms and connected supply chains are increasingly being brought together

A significant new chapter in UAE trade policy opened on 6 October 2026, as the

A Big Election Win, a Bigger Set of Problems Abiy’s Prosperity Party won 438 of

For an industry built on the mantra of relentless forward motion, the past fortnight has

When a co-pilot allegedly stabbed his captain and tried to send a Flydubai jet carrying

Toyota’s decision to invest $1.34 billion in a fully electrified vehicle plant in Zárate, Buenos

Where the Growth Actually Came From Oil and gas revenue rose 41.7 percent to Shs326.27

A Sector in Slow Retreat This was not a one-quarter stumble. Manufacturing has now lost

The 18th BRICS Summit has concluded in New Delhi, as BRICS marks 20 years of

Across the Global Majority, emerging economies are rethinking the plumbing of international trade. Rather than

Trading Trucks for Pipes The scale of what this replaces is easy to miss. Right

President Ntuli, MD of HPE South Africa, put the problem plainly: when South Africa adopted

Indian critical minerals producer Lohum is pursuing nickel mines in Indonesia and the Philippines, but

Talk in Washington of a possible ban on American diesel exports is reshaping global oil

A Global Collapse, a Local Casualty Nissan’s global situation made the outcome inevitable. The company

Iran’s trade turnover with BRICS member countries has reached roughly US$60 billion a year, according

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Washington for a state visit and

From Battlefield Rivals to Political Partners Fano fought alongside federal forces against the TPLF during

As the world continues to evolve, so too does the Bombay Stock Exchange, referred to

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the governing civic body responsible for Mumbai, is working around

From a closed-down factory to a Special Economic Zone anchor Hisense’s presence in South Africa

King Charles gathered the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia at Dumfries House

To look at South Africa today is to witness a society where being born female

A major shift occurred on September 16, 2026. The Southern African Development Community (SADC), the

The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has reinforced a reality that is becoming increasingly

She became the sixth woman whose body has been discovered across the broader Ekurhuleni area

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China will assume the BRICS presidency next year and

2026 marks the 28th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South

President Cyril Ramaphosa (https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-11-ramaphosa-breaks-silence-on-anc-vote-buying-claims-those-are-rumours/) has underscored the importance of BRICS member states and invitees taking

President Cyril Ramaphosa (https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-11-ramaphosa-breaks-silence-on-anc-vote-buying-claims-those-are-rumours/) has used his opening address at the India-South Africa Business Leaders’

Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to New Delhi for this year’s BRICS gathering just

This has been one of those weeks that historians will circle back to. Two stories,

McLaren is putting £450 million into its Woking technology centre and creating around 1,000 jobs,

Senegal is preparing one of the most ambitious licensing rounds in its history. Energy Minister

Reading the Exposure Numbers Correctly The data behind the warning is specific rather than abstract.

An External Shock Meeting an Internal Deadline The proximate cause is genuinely external. Renewed US

BRICS countries have been looking for a way to settle trade with one another without

The New Delhi BRICS Summit, scheduled to take place on September 12 and 13, 2026,

A War Measured in Superlatives Nobody Wants The scale is difficult to overstate. Since fighting

For decades, the G7 was treated as shorthand for the world’s economic centre of gravity.

The international system is confronting a contradiction that can no longer be ignored. The challenges

Between 2024 and 2026, governments across the world have intensified the removal of undocumented and

According to research cited by BusinessTech from the Energeo Alliance, offshore oil exploration and subsequent

Tesla has finally moved its long-promised robotaxi from concept to pavement. On September 3, the

Advertising inside ChatGPT has gone from experiment to major business line in remarkably short order.

For the first time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia sat at

Days later, the South African Weather Service went further, warning that the developing event could

Mining expert David van Wyk estimates there are now more than 34,000 irregular miners operating

Over the past decade and more, led by innovation and  deep-going reform, China’s economy has

A Senegalese pharmaceutical company, Teranga Pharma, has begun producing Drepaf, a locally made generic version

Ataraxis’s inaugural 2026 Global Outsourcing AI Readiness Index places South Africa eighth out of the

A Home Market Slipping Away From Local Factories The numbers on the showroom floor tell

The tragedy has since triggered protests, with demonstrators blocking roads and burning tyres before clashes

The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, while Ervebo is licensed and recommended

On Tuesday, the United States sanctioned a Japanese judge and a Senegalese lawyer. Their crime?

But reducing the judgment to a victory for environmental activists or a setback for Shell

Crypto exchanges have been talking about "AI agents" for a couple of years now and

Ford’s decision to phase out China-built Lincoln vehicles for the US market is another sign

Iran wants BRICS to stop talking and start building. That was the blunt message from

A region connected by history, but still divided by borders The symbolism of the summit

Five years ago, the United Arab Emirates made a quiet but consequential decision: rather than

Perhaps most disturbing is the speed at which people are dying. UN humanitarian chief Tom

Africa’s oil and gas industry is entering a new investment cycle. But unlike previous periods

The proposed development of a power and energy equipment manufacturing park in Dubai may appear,

The escalating conflict in the Middle East represents more than a regional security crisis. It

MTN believes technology can help bridge that gap. The telecommunications giant has launched an AI-powered

When President Xi Jinping stood before heads of state and international delegates on the banks

The numbers tell a story that extends beyond representation. They highlight how women are becoming

An unfunded mandate, honestly disclosed Director-General Tommy Makhode did not dress up the numbers. Briefing

The renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping are raising a much

The immediate challenge is straightforward. Factory owners report workforce losses of between 12% and 19%,

For decades, West Africa’s role in the global drug trade was that of a corridor:

Cambodia’s central bank is facing a threat that has nothing to do with interest rates

In August 2026, South Africa marks the 70th anniversary of Women’s Month under the theme:

Toyota Motor Corporation has finalised a binding agreement to become a full, equal shareholder in

More than a company listing The significance of the Dangote IPO extends beyond the refinery

Egypt has once again cemented its position as Africa’s leading destination for foreign direct investment

A new generation of cybercrime Traditional cybercrime often relied on poorly written phishing emails or

For decades, discussions about geopolitical risk have centred on oil. Every major conflict in the

Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party (PT) on Sunday officially nominated incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da

For twenty-five years, Narendra Modi’s political identity has rested on a single, carefully cultivated idea:

Shell posted profits of $9.84 billion for the second quarter of 2026, more than double

More than a convenience At first glance, the decision appears to be little more than

No nation sails alone. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central

This week, Durban hosted the 9th SADC Industrialisation Week, and on paper it reads like

For as long as most of us have been alive, the Strait of Hormuz has

Southern Africa faces a challenge that goes far beyond economic growth rates or budget deficits.

Every party that governs for a long time eventually faces the same quiet question: not

Five months into the war between the US, Israel and Iran, the fighting hasn’t stopped,

More than a weather event El Niño is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon caused by

That gap, between what Africa digs up or grows and what Africa actually manufactures, was

The numbers behind the headline According to NUPRC chief executive Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, 143 prequalified companies