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Nedbank Targets One Fifth of Earnings Outside South Africa After NCBA Deal

Nedbank has set a target for one fifth of its earnings to come from outside South Africa as it reshapes its business around Southern and East Africa through the acquisition of a controlling stake in K

7 hours ago
South Africa
African Tourists Drive South Africa’s H1 2026 Tourism Growth

South Africa’s fastest growing tourism customers increasingly come from the same African countries whose nationals have become the focus of recurring anti migrant protests, placing one of the country’

 Aug 03, 2026
Zimbabwe
Mimosa Output Falls 6% as Power and Ore Complexity Disrupt Production

Mimosa processed about 41,000 fewer tonnes during FY2026. The lower grade then reduced the metal contribution from the smaller processing base. Restoring production will require progress in both area

 Jul 31, 2026
Mining
Premier Issues Four Billion Shares to Keep Zulu Active as Canmax Talks Delay Restart

Premier African Minerals, Zulu Lithium Project, Canmax Technologies, Zimbabwe lithium, AIM, mining finance, shareholder dilution, lithium processing, stockpiling, critical minerals,

 Jul 30, 2026
Zimbabwe
Why Every Additional Platinum Ounce Has Become More Valuable

Persistent market deficits, expanding AI demand and slow supply growth are raising the returns available from higher recoveries, mine extensions and new Zimbabwean production

 Jul 30, 2026
South Africa
Venetia Mine Halted: De Beers Stops Mining at South Africa’s Largest Diamond Operation

De Beers is set to pause production for two years at Venetia, South Africa’s largest diamond mine, after prolonged weakness in rough diamond prices reduced the commercial value of extracting additiona

 Jul 14, 2026
Zimbabwe
How Zimbabwe’s Inflation Compares With Its Peers: June Uptick Leaves It Below Every SADC Peer

Zimbabwe's annual inflation in US dollar terms rose to 3.1% in June 2026, gaining 0.3 percentage points on May 2026's 2.8%, according to figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. On

 Jun 29, 2026
SADC Growth Shift: Zimbabwe Builds Capacity as South Africa Loses Investment Momentum

South Africa's economy expanded 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026, its sixth consecutive quarter of growth and the strongest performance since Q2 2025, as nine of ten industries registered positive o

Jun 09, 2026
PPC Zimbabwe Carries Group Cash Flow as Cement Demand Surges: Pays US$36 Mn Dividend, Funds RK3 Expansion

Pretoria Portland Cement Limited (PPC) has reported revenue of R10.255 billion for the year ended 31 March 2026, a 3.9% increase from R9.871 billion in the prior year, with EBITDA rising 31% to R2.079

Jun 09, 2026
Zimbabwe Records Biggest Manufacturing Growth in Southern Africa: But Slips in AfDB Industrialisation Rankings

The African Development Bank's Africa Industrialisation Index 2025, which ranks all 54 African countries on the depth, quality, and diversification of their industrial development, has delivered a ver

Jun 01, 2026
Operationally Viable, Financially Irretrievable: The Harsh Reality for JSE-Listed Firms in Zimbabwe

Pick n Pay, one of South Africa's largest listed retailers, says its Zimbabwe operations remain fully impaired, a designation that has been in place since 2024, when the group stopped incorporating th

May 31, 2026

Retail’s Death Toll Crosses  Limpopo: SPAR Group  Sounds Warning Shots

Zimbabwe completed the obituary for its formal retail sector quietly, without a single definitive closing date or a single headline large enough to match the scale of what was lost. OK Zimbabwe, one o

May 29, 2026

Nampak Writes Down Zim Operations by R136 Million and Exits, Cites Need to "Eliminate Risk"

Nampak Limited, the JSE-listed packaging manufacturer, reported normalised headline earnings of R346 million for the six months ended 31 March 2026, up 9% from R317 million in the comparable period of

May 29, 2026

SARB Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years Due to Iran War, Zimbabwe Faces Imported Tightening

The South African Reserve Bank has raised its benchmark repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday, the first rate increase in three years, joining a small group of emerging market centra

May 29, 2026

SADC's Grain Supercycle:Zimbabwe Joins Zambia, South Africa in Record-Breaking Bumper Harvest

In the same week that Zambia announced the highest maize harvest in its recorded history, and South Africa confirmed the largest grain crop ever produced on the continent's southern tip, Zimbabwe rel

May 28, 2026

Zimbabwe’s Zero Cost MSME Accounts Redraw the Battle for the Informal Economy

Long-term capital formation remains the decisive variable. Large-scale mining requires stable exchange rate policy, predictable foreign currency retention thresholds and enforceable contract framework

May 12, 2026

South Africa Sheds 345,000 Jobs as Migration Debate Gains Fresh Fuel

South Africa has lost 345,000 jobs in the first three months of 2026, pushing the official unemployment rate to 32.7%,  a figure that, by any reasonable measure, represents one of the most acute emplo

May 12, 2026

Calm Before the Storm? ZERA Holds While SADC Peers Breach Historic Price Records

ZERA, Zimbabwe's energy regulator, has held flat petroleum pump prices for the period to 15 May 2026 with petrol (E20 blend) at USD 2.08 per litre and diesel at USD 2.09 per litre in United States dol

May 07, 2026

South Africa Sees Steep Fuel Price Hike in Years: What’s Next for Zimbabwe?

South Africa is set to implement a steep fuel price increase effective Wednesday 6 May 2026, with diesel rising by R6.19 per litre (USD 0.37) and petrol increasing by R3.27 per litre (USD 0.20), as co

May 05, 2026