Kenya Targets 3,000-Tonne Annual Bixa Production

The initiative aims to expand cultivation, support farmers and strengthen value addition in the agricultural sector

Kenya is planning to increase its annual bixa production capacity to at least 3,000 tonnes. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced the initiative during a visit to Kwale County, highlighting its potential to expand cultivation and create new opportunities for farmers in the coastal region, reports Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).

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City Power is investigating whether a series of attacks on critical electricity infrastructure in Johannesburg could be linked to a coordinated criminal operation after two suspects were arrested in connection with the vandalism of a switching station in Roodepoort.

The arrests follow an undercover operation at the Reyger Switching Station in Witpoortjie, where six switch gears were removed from their panels and vandalised.

The incident, which occurred over the weekend, is among a string of attacks thatREAD MORE

This unique method not only records the geometric shapes of heritage sites with millimetre-level precision, but also identifies their mineral composition and hidden damage

Chinese scientists have successfully employed 3D hyperspectral imaging technology for the first time to create comprehensive digital archives of two ancient Buddhist grottoes at the Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi Province. This was reported by Science and Technology Daily, a partner of TV BRICS.

According to Li Lihong, a researcher at theREAD MORE

A Pretoria law firm whose name and banking details were publicly shared by fraud-accused Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer, Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane, has distanced itself from him and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibane.

MAV Attorneys says it has no business or financial relationship with Nonyane, adding that its professional dealings with him were limited to a Road Accident Fund (RAF) claim which was finalised last year.

Its director Matimba Austin Vukeya issued a statement onREAD MORE

New regulatory decision allows eligible adults and adolescents aged 12 and over to receive a once-daily oral therapy when systemic treatment is required⁠

The United Arab Emirates has approved a new oral treatment option for non-segmental vitiligo, making the country the first in the world to authorise the therapy for eligible adults and adolescents aged 12 and above who require systemic treatment.

The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) approved the expanded therapeutic indication for upadacitinib, allowing its useREAD MORE

Suspended National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams was forced to account for contradictory statements at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, apologising to the inquiry after evidence showed he had received a Rule 3 notice months earlier than he previously claimed.

Adams returned to the witness stand amid intense questioning from commission chair Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, who confronted him with emails showing that the commission had sent him correspondence, including a Rule 3 notice, in October 2025.

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Why are fifth-generation networks in the BRICS+ countries increasingly becoming an element of industrial infrastructure rather than merely a telecommunications technology? What 5G deployment models have already emerged within BRICS+, and how do they create different investment risk-return profiles? Read more in this TV BRICS article.

Where value is created in the 5G market

The shift toward an industrial model of 5G in the BRICS+ countries is driven by economic logic. The consumer segment offers a longerREAD MORE

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has ordered an urgent departmental intervention at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) as the institution remains shut down following an arson attack at its Bellville campus.

Manamela has directed a team from the Department of Higher Education and Training’s University Education Branch to work with CPUT management, the university council and student leadership to find a way out of the escalating crisis.

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South African National Parks (SANParks) has warned visitors to the Kruger National Park against ignoring road closures, removing “no entry” signs or driving through restricted areas, saying such actions are placing tourists, rangers and other staff at risk while putting additional pressure on already stretched resources.

The warning comes as the park continues its extensive infrastructure recovery programme following severe flooding in January, with repairs expected to cost about R950 million.

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The Madlanga Commission has turned its attention to a trove of WhatsApp messages extracted from the phone of late taxi boss Jothan “King Mswazi” Msibi, uncovering alleged attempts to trade sophisticated surveillance technology, influence an Ekurhuleni tender and intervene in criminal cases.

No witness was called to the stand on Tuesday, with proceedings instead focused on evidence led by Advocate Matthew Chaskalson SC from Msibi’s WhatsApp communications.

Msibi died in January 2024 and has previously been linkedREAD MORE