The Government Finally Admits Mass Culling Wasn’t Working South Africa’s Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has announced a landmark policy shift that will allow poultry farmers to vaccinate their birds against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — ending a brutal, costly…
SPAR Is Bleeding in Court — And Calling It Normal SPAR Group, one of Kenya’s and South Africa’s most recognisable retail giants, is drowning in litigation. More than 20 court cases. Fraud allegations against senior executives. A R1.6 billion software…
The Left Is Regrouping — And It Has Names to Name Boksburg, Ekurhuleni — MK Party second deputy president Tony Yengeni stood before leftist delegates on Friday and said what many in South Africa’s political left have long believed: the…
Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Crisis Is a Warning for the Whole Continent In February 2026, Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU-PF did something that should alarm every young African who believes their vote matters: it gazetted Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) — a…
SPAR’s Earnings Crash 60% — Here’s Why Your Grocery Bill Isn’t Getting Cheaper Anytime Soon SPAR Group, one of Southern Africa’s biggest supermarket chains, just handed investors a brutal reality check. On Friday, the JSE-listed retailer warned that headline earnings…
South Africa and India Are Building a $20 Billion Partnership — Here’s What’s Actually at Stake for Africa’s Youth South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile landed in New Delhi on Friday, 29 May 2026, leading a high-powered delegation on a…
The Fintech Industry’s Biggest Problem Isn’t What You Think While everyone obsesses over AI, the fintech industry is quietly being reshaped by something far more urgent — and far less glamorous. How fast can you deploy software? That question is…
A Election Built on Exclusion Ethiopia held a general election on Monday, but for millions of its citizens, the ballot box was never an option. Voting was suspended across parts of the Oromia and Amhara regions due to active insurgencies,…
Africa’s Free Trade Dream Is Being Sabotaged From Within — Here’s What Officials Are Doing About It Cartels. Monopolies. Market abuse. These aren’t just buzzwords — they are the silent killers of Africa’s most ambitious economic project. And right now,…
A Court Finally Said What Survivors Already Know A High Court judge has done what too many courts across Africa refuse to do — called out victim-blaming in a rape case by name and rejected it from the record. Acting…
