Southern Africa

Southern Africa business news covering SADC economies: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and regional integration. Mining, energy, and investment analysis.

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MTN donates devices to school with perfect matric pass rate

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: MTN South Africa has donated digital devices to Qibing Secondary School in the Free State, which recorded a…

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Zimbabwe avocado exports set to double in 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Zimbabwe's avocado exports are on track to more than double to over 6,000 tonnes in 2026, up from…

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South Africa ranked among world’s most polite nations

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Africaspoint Editorial

A global Remitly survey has placed South Africa in the top 10 most polite nations in the world, with 1.82%…

AfricaBusiness

South Africa’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

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Africaspoint Editorial

Four years of legal battles have slowed but not stopped South Africa's offshore oil and gas ambitions. Shell's Wild Coast…

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Nigeria health sector records major gains

IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…

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Namibia rejects Starlink licence application

IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications…

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Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana

IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…

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Ghana makes UN history on slavery

IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade…

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From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank

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All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

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South Africa backs Senegal against Morocco ruling

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SAA is Africa’s first Bitcoin airline

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