Oil Prices Ended the Week Near $105. Ten Million Barrels a Day Are Not Being Pumped
Saudi Arabia produced 5.97 million barrels a day in August against a target above 10. This is a physical shortfall,...
September 13, 2026Section
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A Cape Town Start-Up Is Testing Seaweed Feed. The 98 Percent Figure Behind It Is Five Cows
The headline methane reductions come from tiny feedlot trials. Two studies published in April put the fall at a third...
September 13, 2026
Gachagua Is Raising Money in America. Kenya’s Law Caps What One Donor Can Give
One contributor may not exceed a fifth of what a campaign raises, or a twentieth of what a party spends....
September 13, 2026
São Paulo Cape Town flight: what LATAM’s three weekly nonstops mean for expats in South Africa
LATAM's nonstop between São Paulo and Cape Town runs three times a week. Schedule, flight times, African connections and what...
September 13, 2026
Kenya Remote Work Permit 2026: What the Official Permit List Actually Says
Kenya's immigration directorate lists nine permit classes and none is for remote work. What the official list shows, what Class...
September 13, 2026
Norse Atlantic Cape Town Flights Restart From London Gatwick for the 2026-27 South Africa Season
The seasonal Gatwick to Cape Town service is running again. What the schedule shows, what the low fare leaves out,...
September 13, 2026
Spring Fiesta Boksburg, South Africa: A 13-Hour Festival on 3 October 2026
Spring Fiesta returns to Boksburg on 3 October 2026. What the 13-hour festival costs, how to reach the venue, and...
September 13, 2026
Nearly Four Tonnes of Cocaine Left Ghana for France. Nobody in Accra Has Commented
Investigators found the load hidden in plastic waste and made no arrests. An opposition tally putting the total above a...
September 13, 2026
Tinubu Reaches Paris as His Leave Runs Into the Campaign
Tinubu arrived in Paris on Sunday, halfway through a three-week leave that began eleven days after campaigning opened for the...
September 13, 2026
TCL Sues Samsung Over False Advertising on Mini LED Televisions
TCL North America alleges three Samsung 2026 televisions are sold as Mini LED without full-array local dimming. Samsung stands behind...
September 13, 2026
Shoprite Buys South Africa’s Largest Coffee Chain
Shoprite has agreed to acquire all of Vida e Caffè, about 400 outlets across Africa. No price was disclosed. A...
September 13, 2026
Ruto Courts ODM in Nyanza With a Pledge on Raila’s Legacy
Ruto opened a Nyanza tour saying ODM and UDA are collaborators, not competitors. No coalition agreement has been signed and...
September 13, 2026
Three Nigerian Banks Settle Aircraft Import Duties
Three banks have settled outstanding aircraft import duties as Nigeria Customs widens a verification drive, Punch reports. One payment was...
September 13, 2026
A Kenyan Trader Contracts 540,000 Tonnes of Zambian Maize
Zambia’s Food Reserve Agency will export 540,000 tonnes of maize to Kenya’s Baita Trading. No price was disclosed and no...
September 13, 2026
What Tax Complexity Actually Costs a Kenyan Small Business
Kenya’s turnover tax tripled in 2023. Three years on, the heavier burden on small firms is the number of collectors,...
September 13, 2026
Kenya’s Idle-Cash Sweep Has Already Stopped Paying
Kenya’s consolidation of idle public money produced a one-off revenue spike in 2025. Non-tax receipts have since fallen 10.65%.
September 13, 2026
A Group Gave South Africa a 30 September Migrant Deadline. Nobody Is Enforcing It
The police have set aside no budget for the date and say planning is premature. The state is deporting at...
September 13, 2026
South Africa Visa Concession Extended to 30 June 2027 for Pending Applicants
The South Africa visa concession now runs to 30 June 2027. Who is covered, what you may and may not...
September 13, 2026
South Africa ETA Is Live: How the New Travel Permit Works and What It Costs
The South Africa ETA is live at four airports. Who needs the digital permit, what the application asks for, the...
September 13, 2026
Jazzin Africa Accra: Ghana’s Jazz Festival Returns for a Second Edition, 22 to 24 October 2026
Jazzin' Africa returns to Accra from 22 to 24 October 2026 with a workshop and two concert nights. No venue...
September 13, 2026