Southern Africa

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

AfricaGovernance

ConCourt puts SA’s NHI on trial over corruption risk

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Constitutional Court began hearing the NHI Act challenge on May 5, with justices probing whether Parliament conducted meaningful…

South Africa fuel petrol station pump price diesel record high Hormuz crisis
AfricaFinance

SA diesel hits R32 in historic fuel price shock

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's diesel price surged R6.19 per litre from May 6, pushing both grades past R32 for the first time…

Eskom South Africa electricity power grid transmission infrastructure capex investment
AfricaInfrastructure

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Eskom plans R343 billion in capital expenditure over five years, targeting 70% energy availability, 5,500MW of new renewables and profit…

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AfricaBusiness

SA manufacturing bounces to 52.6 but rally in doubt

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Absa PMI rebounded to 52.6 in April 2026 from 49.0 in March, returning to expansion for the first…

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…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Africa sovereign wealth funds $164 billion mining minerals EIH FONSIS Guinea Simandou 2026

Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

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

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Ethiopia Addis Ababa Entoto Kebena riverside Beautifying Sheger Abiy urban 2026

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…

Impala Platinum PGM South Africa 2026Mining

NUM strikes at Implats in union recognition battle

South Africa nickel mining minerals critical minerals energy transition Mpumalanga
Africa oil supermajors upstream investmentARM Nkomati nickel Boliden 2026

ARM signs Boliden nickel deal to restart Nkomati

South Africa fuel petrol pump price relief diesel levy Treasury
Enoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policySARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA slashes diesel levy to zero in R17.2bn relief

South Africa economy inflation consumer prices fuel cost of living
IMF Sub-Saharan Africa outlook 2026SARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA inflation edges to 3.1% before oil shock registers

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