April 13, 2026 – Billionaire Room

Ratlou Local Municipality Invites Bids for Financial Systems, Insurance, and Media Contracts Worth Up to 36 Months Each

Ratlou Local Municipality in South Africa's North West Province has published a formal Invitation to Bid covering three distinct contract opportunities across financial management systems, insurance brokerage, and media publishing.…

Michael Adeyemi April 13, 2026

Op-Ed & Analysis

Africa Walks Into Washington With a New Balance Sheet — and Must Leave With a New Strategy

As the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings open today in Washington, D.C., running through April 18, the optics around Africa's position in the global financial system have shifted…

Dr. Sofia Alvarez April 13, 2026

Global Affairs

SANSA’s Hartebeesthoek Ground Station Delivers Critical Tracking Support for NASA’s Historic Artemis II Lunar Mission

When NASA's Orion spacecraft carried four astronauts on humanity's first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century, a team of South African engineers in Gauteng was quietly ensuring…

Jonathan Reed April 13, 2026

Markets & Economy

U.S. Inflation Hits 3.3% as Iran War Drives Energy Costs to a Four-Year High, Locking the Fed in Place

The United States inflation rate accelerated sharply in March, reaching its highest level in nearly two years and delivering a stark reminder that the Federal Reserve's path to rate cuts…

Marcus Leighton April 13, 2026

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