Ebola Response: A rare Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak is spreading across parts of the DRC and Uganda, with WHO declaring a public health emergency as suspected cases and deaths appear higher than official figures, while experts warn early testing for other strains delayed detection. Aviation & Climate Risk: Kenya’s aviation sector is warning Parliament that Finance Bill 2026 tax changes could raise operating costs, endanger jobs, and push aircraft leasing and maintenance investment out of the country. Cooling Transition: South Africa’s HVAC-R industry is struggling with the shift to lower-impact refrigerants, citing higher costs, supply gaps, and skills shortages as regulations tighten. Energy Transition Jobs: A new look at Sasol’s “just transition” warns of restructuring pressures in Secunda and Sasolburg and highlights how skills don’t easily transfer from coal-based work to renewables. Conservation Milestone: South Africa prepares for Kruger National Park’s 100-year centenary launch, spotlighting biodiversity protection and recovery after recent flooding. Food Security & Trade: SADC ministers are urged to harmonise fertiliser rules and strengthen disease control as 58 million face food insecurity and livestock outbreaks threaten regional supply chains. Sustainable Finance: South Africa’s Treasury published a sovereign use-of-proceeds framework for thematic funding, including green bonds, to support climate-aligned investment. Urban Pollution Watch: Cape Town faces fresh local pushback over a new padel development, with residents citing noise, traffic, and light impacts.