AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSME Digital Push: A Mastercard study finds South Africa’s SMEs are leaning into online payments (80%), bank transfers (64%), and dedicated business tools, with 43% expecting revenue growth—plus demand for simpler, safer payment options. HIV Breakthrough: Lenacapavir’s long-acting, twice-yearly injections could reshape HIV care in South Africa, but access, cost and supply remain key questions. Climate-Health Funding: Grand Challenges Canada and the Science for Africa Foundation launch Nexa, a US$50m push for locally led climate-health innovations, with a first Africa funding call opening June 22. Loneliness Index: A new ranking puts Turkey top and includes South Africa in the top ten, showing loneliness isn’t tied only to living alone. Energy Security Moves: South Africa advances LNG plans for Richards Bay via early talks with ExxonMobil and Eskom, while Infinity Power signs major solar EPC and module supply deals across South Africa and Egypt. Education & Skills: TVET colleges are framed as a youth employment and entrepreneurship pipeline, not just a qualification factory. Healthcare Access Research: A comparative study links better access to healthcare with higher education and stronger public funding, while rural gaps and low insurance coverage persist.
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