Southern Africa

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

Zambia bets on tripling copper output

Zambia is courting global investors to help it triple copper output to 3 million tonnes by 2031, positioning itself at…

Gulf crisis sends Lufthansa to Africa

Lufthansa Group is adding special flights to Cape Town and expanding service to Nairobi while growing long-haul capacity by 6%…

The African insurer taking on Europe

South Africa's OUTsurance has turned its €160 million bet on Ireland into a functioning, growing business, attracting thousands of customers,…

Zambia brings AI into the classroom

Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK-based Obrizum Group to pilot artificial intelligence in its secondary schools and…

Richest people in Africa 2026

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

Africa startup investor numbers hit five-year low

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

Paymentology raises $175m for Africa fintech infrastructure

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

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%…