Ethiopia Increases Electricity Exports by 25% and Records Record Revenue for Financial Year

The share of hydropower generation in the country reached 97 per cent, while installed capacity exceeded 9,700 megawatts

Ethiopia earned US$475.7 million from electricity exports during the financial year. This is 25 per cent more than in the same period last year. This was reported by Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a TV BRICS partner, citing data from Ethiopia’s state-owned electricity company.

The growth is strengthening Ethiopia’s position as a regional energy hub and generating increasedREAD MORE

Police have arrested an eighth suspect believed to be the alleged mastermind behind a syndicate accused of illegally connecting electricity and stealing critical infrastructure at the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng.

The suspect, alleged fraudster Janitha van Reenen-Coetzee, was arrested by the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) on Thursday, shortly after she was released on R10,000 bail in an unrelated fraud case involving Emfuleni Municipality.

Her arrest came as the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court postponed her fraudREAD MORE

Egypt’s Ministry of Transport has unveiled a comprehensive plan to create a new public transport system

Egypt is building a 2,250-kilometre network of high-speed electrified railways, modernising its existing 10,000-kilometre railway system, and expects to achieve a combined capacity of around 4 million passengers per day on railways and high-speed trains by 2030. This was stated by Egypt’s Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir, reports Daily News Egypt, a TV BRICS partner.

The first three railway lines,READ MORE

South Africa tells small businesses to innovate, use social media, identify market gaps and develop products larger companies have overlooked. But what happens when success itself makes a small business vulnerable?

Social media creates a paradox. TikTok, Instagram and Facebook allow small businesses to reach large audiences cheaply. Yet viral posts can also reveal valuable information about consumer demand. What begins as marketing can become market intelligence. Competition requires firms to learn from markets, and entrepreneurs cannot ownREAD MORE

The initiative brings together companies and officials in search of new business and export opportunities in strategic markets across the continent

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is organising a business mission to Southern Africa between 26 August and 2 September 2026, bringing together Brazilian business leaders and government representatives. This was reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS.

The project aims toREAD MORE

The search for a man who allegedly entered a dam while trying to evade arrest for illegal fishing in the Kruger National Park has ended in tragedy after human remains were discovered in the water.

South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed on Thursday that the remains were found at Mestel Dam in the Pretoriuskop section of the Kruger National Park following an intensive search operation that lasted several days.

The incident began in the early hours ofREAD MORE

The document focuses on scientific and technological cooperation among Global South countries

BRICS science ministers, meeting in the Indian city of Chennai, called for an effective, sustainable and future-oriented system of cooperation in science, technology and innovation. Key areas of cooperation were outlined in the Chennai Declaration. This was reported by IANS, a TV BRICS partner, citing India’s Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh.

Speaking at the closing session of the 14th BRICS Science Ministers’READ MORE

A cycling initiative inspired by Nelson Mandela’s legacy has crossed South Africa’s borders for the first time, bringing much-needed improvements to an under-resourced primary school in Maputo, Mozambique.

Legacy Ride4Hope, in partnership with the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (ROMPCO), the Nelson Mandela Foundation and other corporate partners, on Wednesday handed over newly refurbished classrooms at Escola Básica de Bela Vista.

The intervention was initially expected to focus on just two classrooms but was expanded afterREAD MORE

The initiative was put forward by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has adopted a Kazakhstan-initiated resolution proclaiming 22 April as the International Day of Greening the Planet. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Kazakhstan on its website.

The ministry noted that in September 2025, during the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev put forward the initiative. TheREAD MORE

Major General Feroz Khan has been fired from the South African Police Service, with his lawyers saying they will be moving swiftly to challenge the decision in court after his dismissal was confirmed on Wednesday night.

SAPS confirmed that Khan, who served as the deputy head of Crime Intelligence, had been dismissed after failing to appear before a designated senior officer responsible for dealing with his disciplinary proceedings.

But Khan’s legal team has rejected the dismissal, arguingREAD MORE