Southern Africa business news from South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and the SADC region.
Just over 20 years ago, MTN completed one of its most ambitious projects in Nigeria when it installed a high-capacity digital microwave transmission backbone in January 2003. The infrastructure project …
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will spend about five minutes of his budget speech Wednesday on Eskom if history is anything to go by. It’s going to be a tense 300 …
The Agricultural Business Chamber said that the upcoming El Niño weather effects could pose a threat to South Africa’s food security in the near future. The country has been experiencing …
Goldplat PLC resumed trading on AIM in London on Monday after it released results for the financial year that ended on June 30, posting growth in profit and revenue. Goldplat …
Telkom is again about to go through a painful retrenchment programme as it fights to contain costs in a tough macroeconomic environment. The partially state-owned telecommunications operator said on Tuesday …
Small businesses in South Africa are finding it harder to keep the lights on and their doors open. Voluntary liquidations are on the rise, and unless Eskom is able to …
British Airways has agreed on a new codeshare partnership with South African regional carrier Airlink to improve its connectivity around the region. Airlink, which has bases in Johannesburg, Cape Town …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his annual address to the nation on Thursday, facing mounting pressure over the country’s energy crisis. His speech to the National Assembly will be …
Investors have lost faith in South Africa’s government and have halted investment despite a wealth of opportunities, the head of the country’s biggest employer in the crucial mining industry said. …
PPC Ltd., South Africa’s largest cement maker, is considering selling its Zimbabwe business for about $200 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The shares surged. A sale …
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