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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Pan African Resources is acquiring Emmerson Resources for $219 million to take full control of Australia's richest gold district, making…

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AfricaGeopolitics

Africa rises against SA as Afrophobia crisis deepens

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's President Tinubu ordered a crisis notification unit in South African missions, the Senate called to revoke MTN and DStv…

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Moody’s backs South Africa as debt peaks in 2025

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Africaspoint Editorial

Moody's has confirmed that South Africa's government debt peaked at 86.8% of GDP in 2025 and will decline to 84.9%…

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AfricaInfrastructure

Dangote bets $1bn on Zimbabwe’s industrial recovery

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Africaspoint Editorial

Dangote Group announced a minimum $1 billion investment in Zimbabwe covering a gas pipeline, power generation plant and cement facility,…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

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Secha Capital closes on $40m to back SA’s real economy

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ConCourt puts SA’s NHI on trial over corruption risk

South Africa fuel petrol station pump price diesel record high Hormuz crisis
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SA diesel hits R32 in historic fuel price shock

Eskom South Africa electricity power grid transmission infrastructure capex investment
Africa domestic capital infrastructure trapEnergy

Eskom plans R343bn capex after 320 load-shedding-free days

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