South Africa

South Africa business news from Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. Mining, finance, energy transition, and corporate developments from Africa’s most industrialized economy.

South Africa Transnet rail freight private operators reform logistics corridors 2026
AfricaGovernance

SA ends rail monopoly: 11 operators in

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Africaspoint Editorial

Transnet concluded Rail Access Agreements with 11 private Train Operating Companies on May 13, ending the state monopoly on South…

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AfricaFinance

South Africa sheds 345,000 jobs in Q1

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025 as 345,000 jobs were shed,…

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AfricaBusiness

Cape Town taxis go cashless from June 1

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Africaspoint Editorial

Cape Town's Codeta taxi association launches a cashless payment system from June 1, replacing cash fares with prepaid cards and…

South Africa gold mining Pan African Resources JSE Australia acquisition critical minerals
AfricaInfrastructure

Pan African Resources pays $219m for Australia’s top gold district

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Africaspoint Editorial

Pan African Resources is acquiring Emmerson Resources for $219 million to take full control of Australia's richest gold district, making…

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 Africa fiscal reform debt stabilisation Moody's rating macroeconomic Johannesburg
EnergyEnoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policy

Moody’s backs South Africa as debt peaks in 2025

GrowthShiprazor Cape Town ecommerce logistics 2026

Shiprazor raises $2.65m to fix Africa e-commerce logistics

South Africa real economy SME growth investment agriculture manufacturing energy startup fund
Africa private equity venture capital 2026Energy

Secha Capital closes on $40m to back SA’s real economy

Africa vaccine manufacturing 2026National Health Insurance South Africa universal healthcare

ConCourt puts SA’s NHI on trial over corruption risk

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