World

When the elders fall silent — how the loss of elephant matriarchs fractures a society

By Don Pinnock

Africa

Our food systems are broken – now is the time for deeper change, UN summit hears

By Adèle Sulcas

Business Maverick

Stocks extend Fed-fuelled rise in Asia; dollar dips: markets wrap

By Bloomberg

Business Maverick

Asia factories remain under pressure as global demand slows

By Bloomberg

South Africa

University of Pretoria to launch pioneering Centre for Asian Studies in Africa

By Alf Gunvald Nilsen

Politics

Russia blew Indo-Pacific out of the world’s consciousness, but the killing of Shinzo Abe reminds us of its origins

By Peter Fabricius

Business Maverick

Recession angst spurs pivot to emerging world’s growth engines

By Bloomberg

Business Maverick

Biggest forex retreat since ’97 ruts Asia central banks in bind

By Bloomberg

Business Maverick

Central banks in Asia spend billions to slow currency declines

By Bloomberg

Africa

Migration in a time of war: A tiny bird’s mighty trek through Ukraine battle zones

By Les Underhill

Business Maverick

Emerging market outflows mask a positive picture for commodity-rich countries

By Sharon Wood

South Africa

Plants on the black market: Inside South Africa’s new poaching problem

By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human