Southern Africa

South Africa’s Tharisa plans to spend $391 million (R7.2 billion) on developing a 194 000 ounce per year platinum group metal (PGM) mine in Zimbabwe, chief executive Phoevos Pouroulis said …

Higher quality video, cloud gaming, virtual reality, and greater automation will push South African mobile networks to roll out 5G coverage in the next few years. That is according to …

HUAWEI has announced the launch of their latest smartphone, the HUAWEI nova Y90. It’s perfect for young users who are looking for an immersive viewing experience, enhanced battery life, sufficient …

Pepco Steinhoff’s European cut-price retailer has seen a sharp increase in revenue following a record expansion of stores. Pepco owns the discount brands PEPCO and Dealz in mainland Europe and …

South African-based Woodford Group has partnered with Enterprise Holdings, the world’s largest vehicle rental business to bring the global giant’s services to South Africa for the first time. The Woodford …

Transnet said it would take another crack at ending a crippling strike by unions as it returns to the negotiations under the Commission of Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) on …

Transnet has said leadership at its Port Terminals business will meet with leaders in the deciduous fruit industry to discuss contingency plans aimed at preventing a calamitous impact on the …

AfroCentric, a diversified South African healthcare provider, expects that an acquisition by Sanlam will accelerate its expansion into fast-growing yet still underinsured continent. Sanlam, Africa’s biggest insurer, intends to buy …

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria; MTN Plc and Airtel Nigeria have increased prices for their internet data services by about 10 per cent. Both companies confirmed the increase on their separate …

October marks one year since the launch of South African super app, VodaPay – the one app for everything and anything. In celebration of the company’s milestone, it is will …