Southern Africa

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

Zimbabwe moves to clear $23bn debt

President Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is actively working to clear its $23 billion debt to multilateral institutions, backed by a new…

SA deploys army against illegal mining

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa is deploying specialised units, SANDF troops and a 12-dimensional disruption programme to dismantle…

Zimbabwe’s mineral ban: smugglers triggered it

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has formally ratified the immediate ban on all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports, revealing that the rush…

Showmax shuts down after R4.9bn loss

MultiChoice has announced it will discontinue Showmax after the platform recorded a R4.9 billion trading loss in its last financial…