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…
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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…