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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AfricaGeopolitics

Ghana evacuates citizens from South Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's President Mahama approved the immediate evacuation of distressed Ghanaian citizens from South Africa on May 14 following the latest…

Zambia Bank of Zambia interest rate cut monetary policy copper economy kwacha 2026
AfricaFinance

Zambia cuts rates to two-year low

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Bank of Zambia cut its Monetary Policy Rate by 25 basis points to 13.25% at its May 2026 meeting,…

South Africa Transnet rail freight private operators reform logistics corridors 2026
AfricaGovernance

SA ends rail monopoly: 11 operators in

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Africaspoint Editorial

Transnet concluded Rail Access Agreements with 11 private Train Operating Companies on May 13, ending the state monopoly on South…

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AfricaFinance

South Africa sheds 345,000 jobs in Q1

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025 as 345,000 jobs were shed,…

Endeavour Mining gold West Africa $880m EBITDA Assafou Burkina Faso Cote Ivoire 2026Kenya Airways $2 billion turnaround investor debt equity KQ Kamal 2026

Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

Zimbabwe electricity power grid ZESA Hwange thermal energy supply infrastructure 2026
Dangote Zimbabwe billion investment cement power 2026Energy

Zimbabwe pledges end to load shedding by December

South Africa gold mining Pan African Resources JSE Australia acquisition critical minerals
ARM Nkomati nickel Boliden 2026Gold price Africa mining 2026

Pan African Resources pays $219m for Australia’s top gold district

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Afrophobia South Africa Nigeria ECOWAS 2026Infrastructure

Africa rises against SA as Afrophobia crisis deepens

South Africa fiscal reform debt stabilisation Moody's rating macroeconomic Johannesburg
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Moody’s backs South Africa as debt peaks in 2025

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