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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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South Africa’s Starlink law fight escalates

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South Africa's Communications Minister Solly Malatsi announced plans to amend the Electronic Communications Act to embed Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes…

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South Africa’s NHI loses in ConCourt

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South Africa's Constitutional Court struck down the Certificate of Need provisions in the National Health Act on May 18, removing…

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Bolt brings Chinese EVs to South Africa

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Bolt has agreed a deal with China's Dongfeng Motor Group to deploy an EV fleet in South Africa starting in…

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Gautrain takes on Uber with own app

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Gautrain has launched Gau Express, an e-hailing service integrated with the rapid rail network that lets Gauteng commuters book rides…

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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…

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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…

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Eskom hunts billions for nuclear plan

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Mineral ban nets Zimbabwe $984m

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Pick n Pay sells its crown jewel

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AngloGold is now Africa’s biggest company

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