Southern Africa

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

AfricaFinance

South Africa’s Debt Crisis Has Peaked

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Africaspoint Editorial

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told Parliament that South Africa has turned a corner on debt, with the ratio expected to…

Tobacco farmers harvesting crops in Africa
AfricaBusiness

Zimbabwe Opens Tobacco Floors on 4 March

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Africaspoint Editorial

Zimbabwe's tobacco auction floors open on 4 March 2026, with 115,121 farmers registered and a projected crop of 400 million…

Diamond mine open pit aerial view
AfricaBotswana

Anglo American Takes $2.3 Billion Hit on De Beers as Sale Process Nears Completion

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Africaspoint Editorial

Anglo American has booked a second consecutive multi-billion-dollar impairment on De Beers — $2.3 billion in 2025 after $2.9 billion…

AfricaGeopolitics

Zambia Rejects $1 Billion US Health Deal Over Secret Mining Demands

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Africaspoint Editorial

Zambia has pushed back on a $1 billion US health funding agreement over a hidden clause tying the aid to…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

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

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 African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses return of South Africans from Ukraine war

Ramaphosa Thanks Putin as 17 South Africans Return

Tems at the launch of her Leading Vibe Initiative in Lagos August 2025

Tems Takes Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa

South Africa

Africa’s Top Agribusiness Minds Meet in Gqeberha

PoliticsSouth Africa

South Africa allocates R848 billion to security forces in crackdown on crime and illegal mining

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