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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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Saudi Arabia wants South Africa’s best

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Africaspoint Editorial

Saudi Arabia posted 174 percent more job ads targeting South African professionals in 2025 than in 2024, driven by Vision…

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44% of SA professionals overwhelmed despite coping

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Profmed 2025 Stress Index, drawn from 4,000 professionals, finds stress has shifted from isolated episodes to a persistent…

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South Africa’s record year pulls Europe

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa welcomed a record 10.5 million international visitors in 2025 and used ITB Berlin 2026, the world's largest travel…

AfricaBusiness

Gulf crisis sends Lufthansa to Africa

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Lufthansa Group is adding special flights to Cape Town and expanding service to Nairobi while growing long-haul capacity by 6%…

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Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…

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Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…

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Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…

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Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…

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The African insurer taking on Europe

South Africa state property company sovereign wealth fund R155 billion 2026
Cyril RamaphosaDean Macpherson

SA’s R155bn property play eyes sovereign fund

Cyril RamaphosaGautrain

Ramaphosa pushes $34bn bullet train

South Africa electricity transmission grid infrastructure World Bank investment 2026
DBSAEnoch Godongwana

World Bank bets $350m on SA grid

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