How to unlock Africa’s economic potential

How to unlock Africa’s economic potential

Africa’s abundant natural resources, young population and expanding middle class are set to redefine the continent’s role in global economic growth, sustainable development and the energy transition. This is according to S&P Global’s Look Forward:...
AI-powered warehouses drive supply chain productivity, accuracy

AI-powered warehouses drive supply chain productivity, accuracy

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are no longer experimental tools but core drivers of productivity, accuracy and workforce evolution in the warehouses powering today’s global supply chains. As retailers brace for the annual surge of Black Friday...
Energy, water, skills could hobble data centres in the AI age

Energy, water, skills could hobble data centres in the AI age

The global acceleration of artificial intelligence continues to reshape investment flows, digital infrastructure and economic growth. According to a new global analysis by Coface, data centres – the backbone of AI development are expanding at an unprecedented...
2025 ozone hole ranks as 5th-smallest since 1992

2025 ozone hole ranks as 5th-smallest since 1992

While continental in scale, the ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported. The hole this year was the...
Biology model IDs more than 1m species, and counting

Biology model IDs more than 1m species, and counting

Tanya Berger-Wolf’s first computational biology project started as a bet with a colleague: that she could build an AI model capable of identifying individual zebras faster than a zoologist. She won. Now, the director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute and a...
US B20 commits to building on this year’s resolutions

US B20 commits to building on this year’s resolutions

Kathy Gibson reports – As the US takes over chairmanship of the G20 in 2026, the US business community has committed to continue working with and advancing the resolutions of the B20 South Africa. Suzanne Clark, president and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce,...