International News
UK extends $1bn climate-pact guarantee to South Africa
By: Bloomberg 22nd January 2026 The UK and the African Development Bank extended a climate-linked $1-billion debt guarantee to South Africa, saving a $400-million municipal... →
UN calls for reset as world enters era of global water bankruptcy
By: Natasha Odendaal 21st January 2026 The world has entered an era of global water bankruptcy, as many societies have overspent their yearly renewable water ‘income’ from rivers, soils... →
Gates and OpenAI team up for AI health push in African countries
By: Reuters 21st January 2026 The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are setting up a $50-million partnership to help African countries use artificial intelligence to improve their... →
UK-South Africa celebrate five years of development-focused free trade pact
By: Schalk Burger 20th January 2026 The South Africa-UK development-focused free trade Economic Partnership Agreement, now in its fifth year and designed to harness the power of trade... →
Egypt's Sisi to meet Trump on the sidelines of Davos, presidency says
By: Reuters 20th January 2026 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Egypt's... →
Global stocks take hit from tariff threats; gold gets safety bid
By: Reuters 19th January 2026 Global stocks slid and the dollar eased against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap... →
China plants another Africa marker in campaign to globalise yuan
By: Bloomberg 19th January 2026 Zambia is the first African country to let Chinese mining companies pay taxes in yuan. It probably won’t be the last, as Beijing seeks to... →
Trump offers to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dispute on Nile River waters
By: Reuters 19th January 2026 US President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia. "I am ready to restart US... →
