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AfricaFinance

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…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses return of South Africans from Ukraine war
AfricaGeopolitics

Ramaphosa Thanks Putin as 17 South Africans Return

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ramaphosa has thanked Vladimir Putin for helping secure the return of 17 South Africans allegedly deceived into fighting in…

Tems at the launch of her Leading Vibe Initiative in Lagos August 2025
AfricaCulture

Tems Takes Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Grammy winning Nigerian artist Tems is bringing her Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa on March 21, marking the programme's…

AfricaBusiness

Africa’s Top Agribusiness Minds Meet in Gqeberha

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Africaspoint Editorial

The 2026 International Conference on Business Models in Agriculture brings together farmers, financiers, policymakers and innovators in South Africa's Eastern…

Africa gold mining JSE market cap 2026Airtel Zambia $1 billion market capitalisation LuSE Lusaka Securities Exchange 2026

Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

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

Ethiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026Nala stablecoin Tanzania fintech $50m Liquidity MUFG 2026

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…

PoliticsSouth Africa

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

Construction workers building infrastructure roads in South Africa
Economic GrowthEnergy

South Africa commits R1 trillion to infrastructure in its largest-ever investment pledge

South Africa Johannesburg business leaders World Economic Forum 2027
AfCFTAAfrica

South Africa to host high-level World Economic Forum event in 2027 after historic G20 presidency

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