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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Zimbabwe’s NRZ wins $150m Afreximbank rescue

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Zimbabwe's National Railways of Zimbabwe is finalising a $150 million short-term loan from Afreximbank to rehabilitate railway infrastructure and refurbish…

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Botswana and Namibia’s $4bn refinery pact

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Africaspoint Editorial

Botswana and Namibia signed a bilateral agreement on May 28 at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville to jointly develop…

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Dis-Chem accelerates with 34 new pharmacies

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Africaspoint Editorial

Dis-Chem Pharmacies will open 34 new stores in its 2027 financial year as it accelerates its integrated healthcare platform strategy.…

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Yoco snaps up AI startup Dyner

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Africaspoint Editorial

Yoco, South Africa's small-business payments company serving 200,000 merchants, has acquired Dyner.ai, an AI operating system for restaurants and independent…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Rupert’s Richemont posts record $26bn sales

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Africa gold mining JSE market cap 2026SARB repo rate cut 6.5 percent MPC South Africa May 2026

Standard Bank tops Africa at R517bn

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HCI lifts earnings 50% on coal boom

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SARB MPC repo rate decision South Africa 6.75 percent 2026SARB repo rate cut 6.5 percent MPC South Africa May 2026

SARB cuts repo to 6.5 percent

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