From WhatsApp to the world stage, delivering citizens’ priorities to the G20

‘The ability of the members around the table to arrive at a document early this morning that they were all comfortable with, I think is a good example of international cooperation, even when we don't necessarily agree on everything,’ says Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, CEO of the South African Institute of International…

G20 gender deadlock: Feminist gains can be erased overnight, unless the world fights back warns Institute for Economic Justice. Sanofi presses B20 on African’s health resilience. And what else could go wrong? A celebration of the 30th edition of the Zapiro annual.

‘Africa could be losing an estimated $74.5 billion annually due to overly subjective credit ratings…and losing up to $4.2 billion annually in interest payments because of stereotypical narratives that dominate global media,’ says Olawunmi Ola-Busari, political impact manager at the ONE Campaign.

Africa is overcharged: The truth about the cost of capital crisis. Civil society slams government for leaderless COP30 delegation. And a new report shows digital growth has outpaced governance, and it is costing SA R2.2bn per year.

‘We have all systems ready. We had an incident of a power failure, but that incident we were able to manage through because we do have backup systems that kicked in,’ says Jabulani Khambule, regional general manager at OR Tambo International.