
Botswana Backs China on Taiwan on 13 Oct
Botswana backs China on Taiwan after President Boko met Xi Jinping on 13 October, lifting ties to a strategic partnership...
October 19, 2026Southern Africa – South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana – anchors the continent’s deepest capital markets and its richest seams of platinum, copper, gold, diamonds and gas. The Rio Times follows the rand, the Johannesburg market, mining and energy deals, and the South Atlantic ties that increasingly link the region to Brazil and Latin America. This hub collects our daily Southern Africa coverage for investors and expats.

Botswana backs China on Taiwan after President Boko met Xi Jinping on 13 October, lifting ties to a strategic partnership...
October 19, 2026
Eswatini’s aviation authority is courting investors for a special economic zone at King Mswati III airport, aiming for US$728 million...
October 19, 2026
Eskom's planned 8.83% average tariff increase for 2027 met objections at a NERSA hearing on 8 October, with a decision...
October 19, 2026
Ramaphosa opened Vedanta's expanded Gamsberg zinc mine on 16 October and backed a smelter plan that hinges on cheaper power....
October 19, 2026
Angola geopolitics explained: US rail money, China oil and debt, Russia diamonds, the EU, the Gulf, Turkey, India and BRICS,...
October 19, 2026
Zimbabwe geopolitics explained: sanctions, US$4.4 billion China trade, Russia, the EU, lithium and debt, and what each power wants, as...
October 19, 2026
Tamar Braxton opens a five-night R&B season at Ndlala Arena in Pretoria on 16 December 2026. Line-up, US$ prices and...
October 19, 2026
Zambia retirees face a UPND claim of opposition ties made on 17 October. The party offered no names or evidence,...
October 19, 2026
Census 2022 shows South Africa is 84.5% Christian, 7.8% traditional and 1.6% Muslim. See the churches behind it and the...
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