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Boxer posts knockout out debut results as Pick n Pay readies in store cuts

Daily Maverick - Business Maverick • 11 May 2026, 18:44

History will remember the Boxer stock exchange listing as the smartest move available to stabilise Pick 'n Pay’s debts. But in-store workers will be the next difficult decision that may go unnoticed. While the Pick n Pay business turnaround that veteran CEO Sean Summer is executing began a long time before the current Middle East conflict, having the company chief referring to a section 189A process as “an important part of our turnaround journey” must have stung for the affected in-store workers. Fuel prices are surging and the associated price increases are gnawing at empty wallets, but Summers says that “we must now address a critical reality that our current store labour model has been o

Cannes opens 79th edition with Eye Haïdara at the helm of ceremony

Africanews EN • 11 May 2026, 18:33

The Cannes Film Festival has opened its 79th edition on the French Riviera, once again bringing global attention to one of the world’s most prestigious celebrations of cinema.

After the Bell: The growing overlap between phone networks and banks

Daily Maverick - Business Maverick • 11 May 2026, 16:57

With mobile networks needing to play in the phone space and the financial space, the overlap between what we used to know as banks that would facilitate financial transactions, and networks that provided phone calls, is growing dramatically. When I was younger I was the kind of kid who thought he was at the cutting edge of technology if he could get the timer record function on the family video recorder to work properly and reliably. And for added points, I was even able to use the “simulcast” function which allowed me to record sound from Radio 2000 on an FM radio onto a video tape during a programme, meaning my mom could watch Remington Steel in English (the sight of a future James Bond in

Junior Achievement (JA) Africa and ExxonMobil Foundation Launch Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) Africa 2.0 to Equip the Next Generation of African Innovators

Africa Energy Chamber • 11 May 2026, 16:52

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Parution de La Lettre d’AFRISTAT n°116

AFRISTAT • 11 May 2026, 16:31

Le premier trimestre 2026 a été consacré, aux activités relatives à l’organisation institutionnelle, à la mobilisation des ressources, au renforce­ment des partenariats et à l’assurance de la visibilité de l’institution.

UN expands Nairobi hub as Guterres pushes African representation

Africanews EN • 11 May 2026, 16:19

At the United Nations campus in Nairobi, officials broke ground on a $340 million expansion aimed at relocating more UN staff from New York and Geneva to Africa.

Changes to the Board of Directors

Namibian Stock Exchange • 11 May 2026, 15:00

Stimulus Investments Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Namibia) (Registration number: 2004/482) (NSX Share code: SILP) ISIN Code: NA000A1JN0Z7 (“Stimulus”) CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1. Notice in terms of paragraph 3.59(a) of the Listing Requirements of the Namibia Securities Exchange: The Company’s shareholders are hereby informed of […]

Dealings in Securities

Namibian Stock Exchange • 11 May 2026, 15:00

SANTAM LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number: 1918/001680/06 LEI: 37890092DC55C7D94B35 JSE share code: SNT & ISIN: ZAE000093779 A2X share code: SNT NSX share code: SNM Bond company code: BISAN (“Santam” or the “Company”) DEALINGS IN SECURITIES In compliance with paragraphs 6.77 to 6.85 of the Listings Requirements and […]

B-BBEE Certificate and Annual Compliance Report

Namibian Stock Exchange • 11 May 2026, 15:00

Old Mutual Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 2017/235138/06 ISIN: ZAE000255360 LEI: 213800MON84ZWWPQCN47 JSE Share Code: OMU LSE Share Code: OMU MSE Share Code: OMU NSX Share Code: OMM ZSE Share Code: OMU (“Old Mutual” or “the Company”) Ref 13_26 11 May 2026 B-BBEE CERTIFICATE […]

Rape trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred opens in southern France

Africanews EN • 11 May 2026, 14:55

Accompanied by his wife, Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred arrived at a court in southern France on Monday to stand trial. Lamjarred is accused of the 2018 rape of a barmaid in Saint-Tropez — charges he denies.

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