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Forbes Woman Africa Summit spotlights women’s leadership, innovation, inclusion across the continent

Rebalancing global water use in agriculture could feed 10 billion people, create 245 million jobs: World Bank

Rebalancing the way water is used across the global food system is essential for feeding a projected 10 billion people by 2050 and could create up to 245 million long‑term jobs, largely in sub‑Saharan Africa, according to a new World Bank Group report released on Thursday.

IMF report highlights rising global trade flows but flags data gaps, imbalances

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported a rise in global cross-border economic activity, but warned that growing data gaps and statistical inconsistencies could complicate efforts to assess global financial stability.

Middle East conflict triggers global economic shocks as humanitarian pressure deepens in Lebanon, Myanmar

The escalating Middle East conflict continues to reverberate far beyond the region’s borders, driving civilian casualties, mass displacement and a growing humanitarian emergency. 

UN warns of “profound mental health emergency” for Palestinian children as child marriage surges amid conflict

More than two years of unrelenting violence, displacement and loss have pushed children and young people in Palestine into what United Nations (UN) reproductive health specialist Sima Alami describes as a “profound mental health emergency”, with girls facing sharply heightened risks, including a resurgence in child marriage.

‘There is no fuel shortage in SA’

SA Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has urged calm after reports on social media suggested a looming fuel shortage