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.

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JSE Up 44% in a Year. BofA Says the Run Is Not Over Yet.

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Africaspoint Editorial

Bank of America says South Africa's record stock market run has further to go, driven by gold up 86%, platinum…

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AfricaGovernance

South Africa’s Data Hosting Shift Turns Compliance Into Strategy

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's tightening data governance framework, led by POPIA and the National Cloud and Data Policy, is pushing businesses from…

AfricaBusiness

Karooooo Billionaire Calisto Moves Into Car Insurance

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Competition Commission has backed Karooooo billionaire Zak Calisto's bid to buy into King Price insurer via two acquiring…

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South Africa’s Debt Crisis Has Peaked

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Africaspoint Editorial

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told Parliament that South Africa has turned a corner on debt, with the ratio expected to…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Tems Takes Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa

South Africa

Africa’s Top Agribusiness Minds Meet in Gqeberha

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South Africa allocates R848 billion to security forces in crackdown on crime and illegal mining

Politics

Patrice Motsepe’s name surfaces in ANC leadership talks but he says he is not interested

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