Southern Africa

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

Zimbabwe’s gold miner doubles output target

Mutapa Gold Resources, Zimbabwe's state gold miner owned by the Mutapa Investment Fund, plans to double annual output from 105,000…

Eskom creates Green arm for renewable future

Eskom launched Eskom Green on June 10, a new separate renewable energy platform targeting mining and manufacturing companies with long-term…

MTN launches a R30 streaming service

MTN launched MTN One TV on June 9, entering the African streaming market with a pricing range from free to…

Eskom signs a landmark LNG deal

Eskom and Zululand Energy Terminal signed a heads of agreement on June 5 for a long-term LNG supply partnership to…

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

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

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

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

AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

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

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…