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…
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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives
Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…
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…