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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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Six pacts as Ruto visits Pretoria

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto's June 4 state visit to South Africa yielded six bilateral agreements covering trade facilitation, skills development and maritime…

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Angola’s economy breaks free of oil

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Africaspoint Editorial

Angola's economy expanded 5.3% year on year in Q1 2026, its strongest quarterly performance since Q2 2024. The non-oil sector…

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Aspen dumps Asia for R27bn windfall

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Africaspoint Editorial

Aspen Pharmacare completed its R27 billion ($1.65 billion) sale of its Asia Pacific pharmaceutical business to Australian PE firm BGH…

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Mulilo’s $884m solar push adds 716MW

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Africaspoint Editorial

Mulilo Renewable Energy pledged nearly R15 billion ($884 million) at the South Africa Investment Conference on March 31, 2026, to…

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…

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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…

Zimbabwe railway train locomotive infrastructure tracks freight transport
ZimbabweZimbabwe NRZ Afreximbank $150 million railway rehabilitation Mutapa 2026

Zimbabwe’s NRZ wins $150m Afreximbank rescue

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Botswana Namibia refinery $4 billion Orange Basin oil Southern Africa 2026Nigeria Angola OPEC crude oil market share

Botswana and Namibia’s $4bn refinery pact

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Dis-Chem South Africa pharmacy healthcare expansion 2026 2027National Health Insurance South Africa universal healthcare

Dis-Chem accelerates with 34 new pharmacies

Africa tech ecosystem energy logistics fintech investment 2026South Africa Infrastructure

Yoco snaps up AI startup Dyner

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