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.
Varun Beverages buys Twizza for $125m
Varun Beverages, PepsiCo's largest bottler outside the US, completed the R2.1 billion ($125 million) acquisition of South Africa's Twizza in…
Capitec crosses $1bn profit with 26 million clients
Capitec Bank posted R16.8 billion ($1.02 billion) in headline earnings for FY2026, crossing the billion-dollar profit mark for the first…
US backs Phalaborwa despite SA diplomatic rift
The US DFC has committed $50 million to South Africa's Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project despite Trump's aid freeze on Pretoria,…
IDC saves Tongaat Hulett from liquidation for now
South Africa's IDC injected R200 million into Tongaat Hulett on April 17, raising its total rescue funding to R2.5 billion…
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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…
US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…