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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CultureMorocco

South Africa backs Senegal against Morocco ruling

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Africaspoint Editorial

South African Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie pledged legal support for Senegal on the morning Morocco celebrated its restored AFCON title,…

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AfricaBusiness

SAA is Africa’s first Bitcoin airline

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Africaspoint Editorial

South African Airways is the first major African airline to accept Bitcoin for flight bookings, using Ozow and MoneyBadger's Lightning…

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AfricaBusiness

South Africa turns to Dangote for fuel

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa has lost half its refining capacity and gets 75% of its fuel from the Middle East. With the…

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AfricaBotswana

Botswana’s $3.7bn reserve loss forces a rethink

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Africaspoint Editorial

Botswana's foreign exchange reserves have collapsed from $7.5bn in 2017 to $3.2bn today. Diamond revenues are down 50%. GDP contracted…

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Richest people in Africa 2026

Africa's wealthiest individuals in 2026 span oil refining, mining, telecoms, retail and financial services. This…

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Africa startup investor numbers hit five-year low

Only 162 unique investors participated in African startup deals in the first four months of…

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Paymentology raises $175m for Africa fintech infrastructure

Paymentology, a global card issuer-processor serving banks and fintechs across African markets, raised $175 million…

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Zambia cuts interest rate to two-year low of 13.25%

The Bank of Zambia cut its Monetary Policy Rate by 25 basis points to 13.25%…

SARS raids own employees in customs bribery probe

AfDBCyril Ramaphosa

DRC and South Africa revive $10bn Inga 3 dam

Africa Critical MineralsBHP Group

South African takes charge of world’s biggest miner

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