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AfricaGovernance

ConCourt puts SA’s NHI on trial over corruption risk

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Constitutional Court began hearing the NHI Act challenge on May 5, with justices probing whether Parliament conducted meaningful…

South Africa fuel petrol station pump price diesel record high Hormuz crisis
AfricaFinance

SA diesel hits R32 in historic fuel price shock

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's diesel price surged R6.19 per litre from May 6, pushing both grades past R32 for the first time…

Eskom South Africa electricity power grid transmission infrastructure capex investment
AfricaInfrastructure

Eskom plans R343bn capex after 320 load-shedding-free days

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Africaspoint Editorial

Eskom plans R343 billion in capital expenditure over five years, targeting 70% energy availability, 5,500MW of new renewables and profit…

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AfricaBusiness

SA manufacturing bounces to 52.6 but rally in doubt

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Absa PMI rebounded to 52.6 in April 2026 from 49.0 in March, returning to expansion for the first…

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 nickel mining minerals critical minerals energy transition Mpumalanga
Africa oil supermajors upstream investmentARM Nkomati nickel Boliden 2026

ARM signs Boliden nickel deal to restart Nkomati

South Africa fuel petrol pump price relief diesel levy Treasury
Enoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policySARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA slashes diesel levy to zero in R17.2bn relief

South Africa economy inflation consumer prices fuel cost of living
IMF Sub-Saharan Africa outlook 2026SARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA inflation edges to 3.1% before oil shock registers

East Africa banking consolidation 2026Shell South Africa exit

Varun Beverages buys Twizza for $125m

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