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BHP’s $246bn warning to South Africa

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The world's largest miner, about to be led by a South African, is delivering a pointed message to Pretoria: fix…

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Can Africa own its social media layer?

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa has 385 million social media users and a creator economy headed for $30 billion, yet every dollar spent on…

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SARS raids own employees in customs bribery probe

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Africaspoint Editorial

SARS has raided six current and former employees linked to a customs bribery scheme worth $2.4 million in under-declared income.…

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Nigeria and UK sign three migration MoUs

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria and the UK signed three agreements on migration, border security and business visas on the second day of President…

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DStv sets World Cup streaming record

DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…

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Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions

A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…

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Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…

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Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…

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Momentum doubles down on Southern Africa

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Ghana rescues 500 child trafficking victims

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Africa’s skills gap: 12 million in, 3 million jobs

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Uganda’s copper: Norway or Nigeria?

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