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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South Africa’s six-quarter growth run continues

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's GDP grew 0.5% quarter on quarter in Q1 2026, beating the 0.2% consensus forecast and extending the growth…

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Ramaphosa tightens immigration amid unrest

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ramaphosa announced a sweeping immigration crackdown in a June 7 national address, committing to tighter border controls, faster deportations…

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Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes

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Africaspoint Editorial

Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8 after more than a decade…

South Africa finance credit rating economy bonds investment JSE market recovery
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Fitch rewards South Africa’s fiscal discipline

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Africaspoint Editorial

Fitch Ratings upgraded South Africa from BB minus to BB on June 5, the first upward rating action in 21…

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…

South Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026South Africa Infrastructure

South Africa braces for June 30

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

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Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Zimbabwe Zambia railway Lion's Den Kafue corridor 2026

Angola’s economy breaks free of oil

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Africa gold mining JSE market cap 2026Aspen Pharmacare R27 billion APAC sale BGH Capital Stephen Saad JSE 2026

Aspen dumps Asia for R27bn windfall

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Africa clean energy solar power investment boom 2026Eskom capex plan South Africa electricity 2026

Mulilo’s $884m solar push adds 716MW

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Africa gold mining JSE market cap 2026South Africa Afreximbank $8 billion country programme intra-African trade 2026

South Africa’s $8bn Afreximbank deal lands

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