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.
Eskom hunts billions for nuclear plan
Eskom is in exploratory talks with the World Bank, the African Development Bank and commercial lenders for a nuclear programme…
Pick n Pay sells its crown jewel
Pick n Pay raised R4.7 billion ($282 million) by selling a further 12.5% stake in Boxer Retail through an accelerated…
AngloGold is now Africa’s biggest company
AngloGold Ashanti has overtaken Naspers as Africa's most valuable listed company after its market capitalisation crossed $50 billion, driven by…
SA wins first IFC rand loan
The IFC and Citi have signed a R1.6 billion ($98 million) rand borrowing facility that gives the World Bank's private-sector…
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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…