South Africa Has Paid US$3.5 Billion More for Fuel Since the Hormuz Shock
The bill: South African fuel importers have paid at least R56.3 billion (about US$3.5 billion) extra for fuel since the...
August 31, 2026Section
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Mundubile Surrenders to Zambian Police After Two Weeks in Hiding
Mundubile Surrenders Zambian: The surrender: Brian Mundubile, runner-up in Zambia s 13 August presidential election, surrendered to police on Thursday
August 30, 2026
Southern Africa Braces for Exceptional El Niño, UN Agency Warns
Southern Africa Braces: United Nations aid officials have put Southern Africa on alert for a rapidly intensifying El Niño that...
August 30, 2026
Angola’s Economy Grew 8.74% in Q2, With Diamonds Out Front
Angola GDP growth reached 8.74% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, with the non-oil economy up 9.24%...
August 29, 2026
Eskom’s Best Grid Year in Six Comes With a US$187 Million Caveat
Eskom diesel spending fell 82.38% to R1.04 billion this financial year, even as the utility conceded R3 billion in payments...
August 29, 2026
Salif Keïta Cancels South African Shows Over Xenophobic Violence
Salif Keïta South Africa performances are cancelled, including a Macufe date on 12 September, over xenophobic violence against African migrants.
August 29, 2026
Government Denies Bulawayo Millers Have Stopped Over Maize
A Zimbabwe maize shortage has closed milling at Blue Ribbon and 23 smaller millers in Bulawayo, according to a circular...
August 29, 2026
Two Mexicans, Three Zimbabweans in Court Over Limpopo Meth Lab
A Limpopo meth lab raid near the Zimbabwean border led to five arrests, with drugs and equipment valued by prosecutors...
August 29, 2026
Two Southern African Airports Hit Jet Fuel Trouble in One Week
A jet fuel shortage disrupted supply at OR Tambo after a Sasol refinery outage, while a contaminated cargo left Namibia...
August 29, 2026