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Archive record charts Mboweni's path from exile to reserve bank
South African History Online has updated its archive record on Tito Mboweni, the figure whose career the entry traces from the liberation struggle to the leadership of the country’s central bank and into elected politics. The record, last updated on 26 October 2026, sits within a broader institutional effort to maintain a verifiable public account of the people who have held power in South Africa. It illustrates how archival bodies carry out that mandate in practice.
$17 Billion Pledged: Cape Town Energy Summit Claims Success
More than $17 billion in investment commitments and over 12,000 delegates. Those are the headline numbers African Energy Chamber Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk is pointing to in declaring African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 a resounding success. But for the investors, operators and policymakers who gathered in Cape Town from October 12 to 16, the Chamber’s message was that capital pledged on the conference floor is only the beginning.
CAF closes Cabo Verde summit with 2030 accountability pledge
CAF’s landmark Strategy Conference closed in Santa Maria on Sal Island, Cabo Verde on Friday, with the confederation’s leadership framing the three-day gathering as a test of whether Africa’s record 2026 World Cup showing can be converted into accountable, measurable progress towards 2030.
Africa summit closes with hope for everyday change
For the citizens of a continent whose future is being negotiated in rooms they will never enter, the question that matters most is not who attends a summit but whether anything changes for ordinary lives. The 4th U.S.-Africa Futures Summit, held in Addis Ababa and closing on 25 August, set out to answer that question. Those who left it say they carried away something unusual: hope backed by concrete recommendations.
South Africa Green Hydrogen Projects Enter Construction Phase; Six Priority Builds Underwa
South Africa’s green hydrogen programme has moved from planning into active construction preparation, with President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing six priority projects at the African Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on Tuesday. The first of those projects is already on a defined construction timeline. The Phelan Green Group electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel project in Saldanha Bay leads the portfolio and is the furthest along operationally.
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