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

AfricaBusiness

South Africa’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

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Africaspoint Editorial

Four years of legal battles have slowed but not stopped South Africa's offshore oil and gas ambitions. Shell's Wild Coast…

Female leadFinance

From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank

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Africaspoint Editorial

Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education through scholarships and a PwC…

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BusinessEast Africa

All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

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Africaspoint Editorial

All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA. Absa, Standard Bank and FirstRand…

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CultureMorocco

South Africa backs Senegal against Morocco ruling

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Africaspoint Editorial

South African Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie pledged legal support for Senegal on the morning Morocco celebrated its restored AFCON title,…

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…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Uganda Airlines Boeing 10 aircraft fleet expansion Museveni 2026

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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Aliko DangoteDangote refinery exports Africa

South Africa turns to Dangote for fuel

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Botswana diamond crisisBotswana economic diversification

Botswana’s $3.7bn reserve loss forces a rethink

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Africa Critical MineralsBHP Group

BHP’s $246bn warning to South Africa

SARS raids own employees in customs bribery probe

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