Southern Africa

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

SARS raids own employees in customs bribery probe

SARS has raided six current and former employees linked to a customs bribery scheme worth $2.4 million in under-declared income.…

DRC and South Africa revive $10bn Inga 3 dam

The DRC and South Africa have revived bilateral talks on the Inga 3 hydropower project, the next phase of the…

South African takes charge of world’s biggest miner

KwaZulu-Natal-born Brandon Craig becomes CEO of BHP, the world's largest miner, on July 1. He joins fellow South Africans Natascha…

Showmax dies April 1, content moves to DStv Stream

MultiChoice has set March 31 as the final day of Showmax subscriptions, migrating content to DStv Stream after the platform…