Southern Africa

A Closed Strait Carried Sasol’s Year in South Africa

Sasol's FY2026 adjusted EBITDA rose 17% to R60.7 billion (US$3.4 billion), helped by the Hormuz closure and cost cuts. But...

Sharpeville Survivors Sue South Africa Over 1960 Deaths

Roughly 70 survivors and relatives of the Sharpeville massacre have announced a class action against the South African state, seeking...

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Shuts Botswana Out of the EU Beef Market

Botswana beef exports face EU restrictions after foot-and-mouth outbreaks, with the country's only EU-listed slaughterhouse sitting inside an affected

South Africa Raises Its Sugar Duty as the Cutters Vanish

The South Africa sugar duty rose on 28 August to about R6.98 a kilogram, weeks after growers said a 30...

Razon’s ICTSI Buys a Southern African Cargo-Handling Group

ICTSI agreed on 28 August to buy TLG, a port and cargo-handling group in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia, months...

South Africa’s Eskom Doubled Its Annual Profit to US$1.88 Billion While Selling Less Power

Eskom's annual profit more than doubled to R30.3 billion (US$1.88 billion) while sales fell 6.2%. Municipal arrears rose 17.9% to...

South Africa Spent About US$21 Million Moving 99,933 People Out

South Africa repatriations and deportations moved 99,933 people at a cost of R341.2m, with buses alone accounting for R232.8m of...

Malawi cash transfer - traditional thatched houses at Nkhotakota on Lake Malawi

The World’s Largest No-Strings Cash Experiment Is Paying Out in Malawi

A US$198m Malawi cash transfer trial is paying about 230,000 adults roughly US$700 each with no conditions, in the largest...

A Shell petrol station at night in Plumstead, Cape Town

South African Fuel Prices Jump Again From Wednesday

The South Africa fuel price rises from 2 September: petrol up R1.34 a litre and diesel up as much as...