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Rockstar Games does not want Grand Theft Auto 6 to be too specific about any real person, event, or political movement, according to Rupert Humphries, the studio’s senior vice president of narrative.Humphries made the comments in a new interview with Love magazine, about six weeks before GTA 6 launches on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles on November 19, 2026.Humphries says earlier Grand Theft Auto games never put much focus on national politics. He points to GTA 4 as the closest example, where Homeland Security and the Patriot Act were central themes because post-9/11 New York was a frontline for those…

Author portrait: Javier Martínez SamblasCredit: Courtesy of Javier Martínez Samblas By Javier Martínez Samblas Commentary The conventional CV remains central to hiring, but it can leave important questions unanswered. A two-page summary may tell an employer what someone has done without explaining how they worked, the constraints they faced or the evidence behind their claims. Africa’s employment challenges are often discussed in terms of jobs and skills. There is also a practical problem between them: making experience understandable. Work undertaken in unfamiliar companies, informal enterprises, short-term projects or markets outside an employer’s own can be difficult to interpret. Candidates compress…

French development finance institution Proparco is investing $20 million in South Africa’s Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa as part of a broader consortium managed by private equity firm Metier.Frogfoot operates fibre networks across South Africa, while Vox and Hypa provide internet and connectivity services to households and businesses. Frogfoot and Vox are separate privately held South African companies, but they have the same shareholders. Vox wholly owns Hypa, operating it as a subsidiary and dedicated prepaid internet service brand.The Metier-led consortium brings together European DFIs British International Investment, BIO and DEG alongside South African commercial investors including Ke Nako Capital, Nedbank…

Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA) African Business Book of the Year Awards 2026.AfricaWorks founder Grégoire Schwebig says the co-working space operator is considering expanding to Conakry, Guinea’s capital. He revealed this in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa.Guinea, a country of just under 18 million people, has historically drawn less attention than other West African markets such as Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal. But according to Schwebig, multinationals…

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Fairshake, the political action committee (PAC) backed by contributions from Coinbase, Ripple Labs and Andreessen Horowitz, announced that it would initially spend a combined $6 million on six House of Representatives candidates out of 32 people the group planned to back ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections.On Monday, Fairshake said that it would support 19 Republican and 13 Democratic incumbents in US House races for 2026. The PAC is expected to spend more than $100 million on ads supporting House and Senate candidates in 2026, including at least $30 million in Ohio’s Senate race to back Republican Jon Husted…

For many workers in Nigeria, salary payday can feel less like a celebration and more like a countdown to financial stress. Having a salary of ₦100,000 seems manageable at first glance, but when you factor in expenses like transportation, food, internet, rent, family support, and the occasional unexpected cost, the money can quickly slip away. Take Bolatito, for instance. She earns ₦100,000 a month, but she thinks saving is nearly impossible. “I can’t save out of my salary,” she explained, clearly feeling the weight of constant bills and daily costs. She’s not alone; her experience led to a broader discussion…

For years, Android Auto users have been looking for ways to watch YouTube videos on their car’s dashboard. They have employed various third-party methods to do it, too. Finally, there’s an official way to watch YouTube videos on your car’s head unit, but there’s a catch: You need to be parked and not driving. Google paired it with 3D navigation and home-screen widgets as part of the big Android Auto redesign it’s been teasing all year. Here’s what you need to know, and what’s still missing. I’ll also walk you through a quick check to see if your setup’s ready.…

Anusha Naidu, SAVCA CEOBy SAVCAWhile institutional capital remains a relatively small contributor to South Africa’s venture capital (VC) market today, local industry leaders and stakeholders believe the foundations are increasingly being laid for greater participation from pension funds, retirement funds and other long-term institutional investors.This was revealed in the 2026 SAVCA Venture Capital Industry Survey, where 29.4% of fund managers identified “unlocking institutional investment” as a key medium-term priority, tied with attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) as the industry’s leading strategic objective.Historically, VC allocations have often been viewed as niche investments rather than a formal component of institutional portfolios. More…

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) former Specially Elected Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, Eric Mothibi Molale will on Friday be arraigned before Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate, facing one count of abuse of office. He is expected to apply for and be given bail while awaiting the commencement of trial. The former Minister of Transport and Public Works becomes the eighth accused person in the Tau Grading corruption case, involving former Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Noah Serikgweri Salakae, Tau Grading and Building Construction (Pty) Ltd, Seby Jose, Hugo Lemcke, Christiaan Lemcke, Kgakgamalo Ketshajwang and Mompati Sepego. Molale will appear in…