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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AfricaGovernance

Zimbabwe pledges end to load shedding by December

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Africaspoint Editorial

Zimbabwe's ZESA CEO told parliament on May 11 that load shedding will end by December 2026, with 1,365MW of new…

South Africa gold mining Pan African Resources JSE Australia acquisition critical minerals
AfricaInfrastructure

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…

South Africa fiscal reform debt stabilisation Moody's rating macroeconomic Johannesburg
AfricaFinance

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%…

Africa private equity venture capital 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

Africa startup investor numbers hit five-year low

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

Africa fintech unicorn public listing 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

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%…

Africa DFI development finance institutionsAfrican Union infrastructure 2026

Nigeria jails ex-power minister for 75 years over N33.8bn fraud

Nigeria's Federal High Court sentenced former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to 75 consecutive years in…

Africa outpaces Asia growth FDI 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

Shiprazor raises $2.65m to fix Africa e-commerce logistics

South Africa real economy SME growth investment agriculture manufacturing energy startup fund
Africa private equity venture capital 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

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

Africa vaccine manufacturing 2026National Health Insurance South Africa universal healthcare

ConCourt puts SA’s NHI on trial over corruption risk

South Africa fuel petrol station pump price diesel record high Hormuz crisis
Hormuz crisis oil price Africa 2026SARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA diesel hits R32 in historic fuel price shock

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