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Equity’s Congo goldmine: 58% profit surge
Equity Group CEO James Mwangi confirmed plans to establish two insurance businesses in the DRC as Equity BCDC posted a…
Aspen dumps Asia for R27bn windfall
Aspen Pharmacare completed its R27 billion ($1.65 billion) sale of its Asia Pacific pharmaceutical business to Australian PE firm BGH…
Mauritius bank plugs Africa’s $92bn trade hole
Mauritius Commercial Bank announced a $1 billion trade finance facility on June 1, to be deployed over four years to…
Mulilo’s $884m solar push adds 716MW
Mulilo Renewable Energy pledged nearly R15 billion ($884 million) at the South Africa Investment Conference on March 31, 2026, to…
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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives
Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…
US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…