Mozambique Starts Refining Its Own Graphite for Batteries
Mozambique graphite output already doubled 2026 forecasts. A $150M Chinese-built plant in Niassa processes 200,000 tonnes yearly, feeding EV battery...
June 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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Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: from a governor's re-election in Nigeria to a coalition power struggle in South Africa and...
June 24, 2026
‘Autoplay’: Africa’s First AI Opera Hits the Stage
autoplay, billed as Africa's first AI opera, brings real-time AI-composed music to South Africa's National Arts Festival, where no two...
June 24, 2026
South African Platinum Output to Fall 15% by 2034
South African platinum output will fall about 15% by 2034, Sibanye says, as slower EV uptake tightens a market supplying...
June 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: one energy shock split the continent into winners and losers, with oil exporters gaining as...
June 23, 2026
Datatec Hands Investors a R7 Billion Special Payout
The Datatec special dividend of R7.1 billion follows a General Atlantic refinancing, with founder Jens Montanana set to collect about...
June 23, 2026
TotalEnergies Restarts Mozambique’s $20bn Gas Project
TotalEnergies has restarted its roughly $20 billion Mozambique LNG project four years after an insurgency halted it, with first gas...
June 22, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday: from Absa pushing capital into Kenya and Ghana refusing US money to protect its citizens'...
June 22, 2026
Richemont’s Record Year Can’t Shake Its China Risk
Richemont's record year brought €22.4bn in sales and a 27% profit jump, yet a slowing China and rival Laopu Gold...
June 22, 2026