Health Tech & Local Manufacturing: South Africa’s National Aids Council CEO Thembi Xulu is pushing plans to produce the anti-HIV jab lenacapavir at home as donor funding strains rise, with talks lined up around the International Aids Conference in Rio. Digital Finance: Numeral Group is backing Tipped.biz, a QR-based tipping platform that lets customers tip instantly using banking apps—aimed at protecting extra income for frontline workers as cash use drops. Biotech & Justice: Eswatini’s Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) is encouraging members to store DNA profiles to help settle inheritance and paternity disputes later, partnering with Cerba Lancet Eswatini. Local Business Policy: Government says Citizens’ Economic Empowerment Act regulations are nearing Parliament, with reserved opportunities for locally-owned businesses in selected sectors and locations. Higher Education Mobility: Bangladesh leads international enrolments at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, with students including Eswatini admitted into multiple faculties, led by Technology & Engineering. Regional AI Policy: COMESA has started consultations to harmonise a regional AI strategy and AI rules across 21 member states under the World Bank-backed IDEA programme. Energy & Land Rights: A new analysis warns South Africa’s renewable rollout must protect communal land rights and avoid repeating dispossession. Sports Development: Eswatini Football Association appoints Spanish coach Tomeu Perello Palou as Talent Coach to strengthen grassroots pathways. Procurement Leadership: CIPS Southern Africa Connect & Engage Conference 2026 will feature SARS Commissioner Johnstone Makhubu and Zimbabwe’s procurement regulator Clever Ruswa. Invasive Species Watch: Researchers warn Australia’s redclaw crayfish could reach the Okavango Delta in about 10 years, threatening fisheries and ecosystems.