AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDiplomacy & Minerals: The U.S. and South Africa held high-level talks in Johannesburg on potential critical-mineral deals, with officials pointing to manganese, vanadium, platinum and chromium as Western nations try to reduce dependence on China. Security: In a joint U.S.-Nigeria operation, senior ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was killed in northeastern Nigeria, a major blow aimed at shrinking the group’s global operations. Politics & Justice: A Pietermaritzburg High Court order keeps the long-running Zuma–Thales arms-deal trial moving, rejecting further delays. Local Governance: Cape Town’s recent storms left more than 100,000 people affected and 11 dead, while Mpumalanga’s infrastructure department is under fire for spending billions yet missing most targets. Job Market Pressure: Unemployment and skills-training effectiveness are back in the spotlight as Parliament questions whether post-school programmes match labour demand. Sport: Gift Leotlela won a Diamond League 100m photo-finish, and Armand Duplantis took pole vault gold but missed his world record.
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