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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AfricaBusiness

Zimbabwe Halts All Raw Mineral Exports to Force Processing at Home

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Africaspoint Editorial

Zimbabwe has suspended exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates with immediate effect, including consignments already in transit, in…

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

Ramaphosa Thanks Putin as 17 South Africans Return

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ramaphosa has thanked Vladimir Putin for helping secure the return of 17 South Africans allegedly deceived into fighting in…

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

Tems Takes Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Grammy winning Nigerian artist Tems is bringing her Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa on March 21, marking the programme's…

AfricaBusiness

Africa’s Top Agribusiness Minds Meet in Gqeberha

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Africaspoint Editorial

The 2026 International Conference on Business Models in Agriculture brings together farmers, financiers, policymakers and innovators in South Africa's Eastern…

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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…

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…

Politics

Patrice Motsepe’s name surfaces in ANC leadership talks but he says he is not interested

Construction workers building infrastructure roads in South Africa
Economic GrowthEnergy

South Africa commits R1 trillion to infrastructure in its largest-ever investment pledge

Mozambique coastline LNG gas project economic recovery
AfricaClimate

Mozambique removed from FATF grey list as TotalEnergies LNG project resumes

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AfCFTAAfrica

South Africa to host high-level World Economic Forum event in 2027 after historic G20 presidency

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