Jeremy Maggs on 16/10/2026

Farming alongside leopards: Can coexistence work?

What will it take to create jobs and tackle SA’s unemployment crisis? Blocking bets via mobile networks could trigger legal showdown. And the staggering cost of SA’s food waste.

J Jeremy Maggs
Dawn C. Chmielewski and Thomas Buckley, Bloomberg on 16/10/2026

Netflix replaces content chief to bolster search for hits

Rice previously served as chairman of general entertainment at Walt Disney Co, and, before that, as president of 21st Century Fox.

D Dawn C. Chmielewski and Thomas Buckley, Bloomberg
Andrew Rosati and Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg on 16/10/2026

Bolsonaro, Lula in tight race ahead of run-off, poll shows

Bolsonaro would take 51% of valid votes, excluding blank and null ballots, to Lula’s 49%, according to a Datafolha survey published Thursday. The gap is within the survey’s 2-point margin of error.

A Andrew Rosati and Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg
Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Daryna Krasnolutska, Bloomberg on 16/10/2026

Zelenskyy orders new Russia refinery attacks in Trump rebuke

Moscow has continued attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure and civilian targets over the last few days leading to a mounting death toll.

A Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Daryna Krasnolutska, Bloomberg
Courtney Subramanian and Kate Sullivan, Bloomberg on 16/10/2026

Trump press secretary says she didn’t pass bar, downplays result

The White House has defended Zacharia over the questions regarding her legal career but did not address Zacharia’s status as a lawyer when asked about the Journal report.

C Courtney Subramanian and Kate Sullivan, Bloomberg
Nicola M White, Bloomberg on 16/10/2026

Judge rejects Gemini, CFTC bid to undo $5m settlement

The regulator sued Gemini in 2022, accusing the crypto platform of making false and misleading statements during the agency’s review of a proposed Bitcoin futures contract.

N Nicola M White, Bloomberg