The disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is accelerating a global pivot towards renewable energy, as governments seek cheaper and more reliable power supplies that are less exposed to geopolitical shocks.

South African (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa has described inequality as the “greatest threat to human progress” while announcing the creation of an International Panel on Inequality, a new platform intended to monitor widening gaps in wealth and influence and to strengthen international coordination on reforms.