South Africa recorded a roughly 16% drop in rhino poaching last year, with 420 animals killed for their horns versus 499 the previous year, the government said on Thursday.

The United States has withdrawn from a climate agreement where rich nations have pledged billions of dollars to help a small group of developing countries switch from coal to green energy sources

A $9.3 billion climate deal rich nations struck with South Africa to help it transition to clean forms of energy will forge ahead despite the withdrawal of the US, with other partners remaining committed to it,

The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa

Microsoft will invest an additional 5.4 billion rand ($296.81 million) by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in South Africa to meet the growing demand for the company's Azure services in the region.

Microsoft will invest $295 million over the next two years in South Africa on AI and cloud infrastructure, and will train 1 million youngsters.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will invest 5.4B rand (about $296.81M) more in South Africa by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure to meet the increasing demand for its Azure cloud services in the region,