South Africa’s Woolworths Exits Top 40 Stock Index as Shoppers Cut Back
South Africa's Woolworths, no relation to the US or Australian chains, left Johannesburg's Top 40 index on 21 September after...
September 25, 2026Section
Southern Africa
Southern 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.
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Mozambique Wants a Digital Government by 2029, Cost Still Unknown
Mozambique plans to link its scattered state systems online by 2029. Its Citizen Portal offers about 26 services so far,...
September 24, 2026
Mamma Mia Montecasino Season Opens 16 October in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mamma Mia Montecasino season opens at The Teatro in Fourways, Johannesburg, on 16 October 2026. Cast, tickets, show times and...
September 24, 2026
Sjava 10 Year Celebration Tour Ends Sold Out in South Africa on 23 October
Sjava 10 Year Celebration tour ends at Carnival City’s Big Top Arena on 23 October 2026, sold out. What the...
September 24, 2026
Jill Scott Plays Pretoria and Cape Town in November, First Album in a Decade
Jill Scott South Africa tour: SunBet Arena in Pretoria on 7 November and GrandWest in Cape Town on 11 November...
September 24, 2026
Ne-Yo Sells Out Cape Town and Pretoria for 17 and 18 October
Ne-Yo's South Africa shows in Cape Town on 17 October and Pretoria on 18 October are sold out. Viagogo and...
September 24, 2026
Back to the City 2026 Lineup and Tickets, 10 October
Back to the City 2026 is on 10 October at Mary Fitzgerald Square, Johannesburg. Slum Village and Ab-Soul headline; gates...
September 24, 2026
Eswatini King Warns El Nino Threatens Next Year’s Harvest
The Eswatini El Nino warning from King Mswati III rests on a real forecast: above 90 percent odds of El...
September 24, 2026
Botswana Debt Climbs as President Boko Takes His Case to the UN
Botswana debt is heading past the 40 percent legal ceiling as diamond money fades. President Duma Boko took the argument...
September 24, 2026