Locked out of the financial system under apartheid, South Africa's Black population formed clubs known as stokvels to earn interest on savings and get loans without going near a bank. Now big lenders have launched their latest attempt to win them over reut.rs/3mpr0sQ

Must-read by my colleague Emma Rumney - it's so easy to label sections of SA's population "unbanked" but that erases the many less formal savings systems that have been used for decades. Big banks are working hard to absorb them.

South Africa's state power firm spews out more sulphur dioxide than the entire power sectors of the U.S. and China combined 😱 lots of scary details in this story on the cost of coal from Tim Cocks reuters.com/business/cop/c…

Bureaucracy and bottlenecks mean it can take years to secure funding through the U.N. Green Climate Fund. "By then the city applying for a flood facility would already have sunk," one Filipino official told Reuters. #COP26 By Emma Rumney & Simon Jessop reuters.com/business/cop/t…

That sinking feeling: Poor nations struggle with U.N. climate fund reut.rs/2YAJU8k

Cocoa planted illegally in Ivory Coast's protected forests is likely still making its way into chocolate bars made by Mars, Nestle and others, documents and interviews gathered by Joe Bavier, ANGE ABOA and May Angel show reuters.com/business/envir…

Tlalamba the leopard is queen of her mother's territory, mother to two cubs of her own and, now, the most popular animal on her reserve among buyers of conservation-linked non-fungible tokens... reuters.com/technology/sal…

Not to toot my own podcast horn, but today's ep showcases Reuters investigative work. Christian Lowe on the meat magnate who pushed Putin's agenda in Germany, and Emma Rumney on 'climate finance' (spoiler: chocolate shops and airport expansion count) ➡️ link.reuters.com/climate-twitter

A pledge to fight climate change is sending money to strange places. Read what Emma Rumney, Jaimi Dowdell, Irene Casado Sánchez and Misato Nakayama found out. reuters.com/investigates/s… via Reuters Investigates

Over the last year I got the chance to work with amazing colleagues, Jaimi Dowdell and Emma Rumney. Today we release our findings and the data!

On The World 🌏 today: Emma Rumney/Reuters: How is 'climate finance' money being spent? Tibisay Zea: Human rights concerns ahead of elections in Guatemala Shirin Jaafari: 'Turning a new page' in the Arab world Orla Barry: United Europe sends message to Moscow — from Moldova Tune in 📻

Gboyega, a poet, was due to perform in my friend's event @ShambalaFest this weekend, but went missing while at the festival. His family, friends and police are appealing for info. Please take a moment to read this and share theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a…

Philip Morris International has been hiring well-connected lobbyists across the U.S. ahead of the launch of IQOS, its flagship heated tobacco device, Reuters found. My story here: reuters.com/business/retai…

Big brewers aren't worried about the Wegovy craze hitting beer bellies just yet, and here's why - my story with Jacob Grønholt on Reuters reuters.com/article/health…

Anecdotal evidence show that Novo's weight-loss drug #wegovy dulls appetite for not just food but also drinks. So why aren't brewers worried about the potential impact on #beer sales? Emma Rumney reuters.com/business/healt…

Cool investigation from Chris Kirkham and David Kirton on how the Chinese tycoon behind Elf Bar, Lost Mary and other disposable vapes flooded the US and Europe with his products, often flouting regulations and driving a surge in youth vaping reuters.com/world/china/ch…

Nicotine-like chemicals being used in vapes in the U.S. and beyond, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than traditional nicotine. But they can also skirt regulations designed to control nicotine products. Here's my story: reuters.com/business/healt…

If Couche-Tard rekindles its deal for 7-Eleven owner Seven&i, we'd most likely see them push tobacco companies for better deals on cigs, pouches and vapes; c-stores are the main US retail channel for nicotine sales w/Emma Rumney reuters.com/business/retai…

BAT pauses unlicensed US vape launch as FDA action accelerates reuters.com/business/healt… Scoop from Emma Rumney Reuters