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Infrastructure & Utilities

Africa50 infrastructure fund plans to more than double project value in five years

Duncan Miriri 2 days

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Banking

The $49bn question: Can Africa finally unlock women’s business potential?

3 Sep 2026

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Mining

How SA mining can weather the storm as El Niño risk rises

2 Sep 2026

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Agriculture

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Sep 2026

3 Shifts that will translate manufacturing potential into sustainable growth for Africa

Manufacturing

3 Shifts that will translate manufacturing potential into sustainable growth for Africa

Vanessa de Villiers and Veronica Lukwago 19 Aug 2026

Women's Health

SA pad maker DGN expands menstrual care across SADC

19 Aug 2026

Tourism Month puts domestic travel and digital growth in focus

Tourism & Travel

Tourism Month puts domestic travel and digital growth in focus

14 Aug 2026

Source: Twiga Cement/LinkedIn. The Morogoro SGR Passenger Terminal forms part of Tanzania’s modern railway infrastructure, supporting greater connectivity and economic activity. The project illustrates the scale of infrastructure investment across Africa that ATIDI aims to de-risk through insurance and guarantees, helping mobilise private capital for major development projects.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Africa's infrastructure guarantees platform plans to double its capital, CEO says

Duncan Miriri 11 Aug 2026

Standard Bank lands R5.4bn African Development Bank investment for SMEs

SMEs

Standard Bank lands R5.4bn African Development Bank investment for SMEs

3 Aug 2026

Sentech connects Southern Africa to Namibia's premier pageant weekend

Telecoms & Networks

Sentech connects Southern Africa to Namibia's premier pageant weekend

Issued by SENTECH 31 Jul 2026

Dube TradePort SEZ attracts R4.2bn in private investment

Logistics & Transport

Dube TradePort SEZ attracts R4.2bn in private investment

30 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

SA adds Angolan kwanza to regional cross-border payment system

Kopano Gumbi and Colleen Goko 28 Jul 2026

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

Source: PIC. The Public Investment Corporation is based at Central Square in Pretoria's Menlyn Maine precinct.

Finance

PIC suspends CEO Patrick Dlamini in face of whistleblower allegations

Katja Hamilton 15 Jul 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Amid June 30 protests, can South Africa’s infrastructure keep pace with migration pressures?

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

'Use it or share it' - call for comment on ECA Amendment Bill

Daniel Pretorius, Claire Franklyn, Bradley Dunbar, Enock Mogajana and Kalenda Opai-Tetteh 26 Jun 2026

South Africa proposes extending auto incentives to battery materials

Fuel & Energy

South Africa proposes extending auto incentives to battery materials

Nqobile Dludla 10 Jun 2026

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

Agriculture

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

2 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB expects Africa's economic growth to slow to 4.2% due to the Middle East crisis

Duncan Miriri 27 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

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Energy

Eskom in talks with World Bank over nuclear expansion in SA

Wendell Roelf 21 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

From disruption to opportunity: Africa’s path through global uncertainty

Refilwe Mokate and Zoya Sisulu 14 May 2026

SA, Mauritius sign tourism MoU to boost connectivity and skills

Tourism

SA, Mauritius sign tourism MoU to boost connectivity and skills

14 May 2026

Travel

Q1 2026: Africa leads SA tourism, UK and Germany top Western arrivals

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Apr 2026

Jet fuel surge, supply risks pressure SADC airlines

Aviation

Jet fuel surge, supply risks pressure SADC airlines

24 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh, senior associate at legal firm CMS South Africa.

Taxation & Regulation

From trade pact to action plan: AfCFTA faces capital mobilisation test

Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh 23 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Africa fails to fund big projects despite surge in local capital, report says

Duncan Miriri 23 Apr 2026

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

Hospitality

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

20 Apr 2026

African supply chains face real-world test amid geopolitical tensions

Supply Chain

African supply chains face real-world test amid geopolitical tensions

Wayne Meisel 16 Apr 2026

Meeting Africa’s growing demand for finance and accounting professionals

Accounting & Auditing

Meeting Africa’s growing demand for finance and accounting professionals

Stephen Flatman, Issued by AICPA & CIMA 15 Apr 2026

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Career Advice

How volunteering can bridge the employability gap

George Asamani 13 Apr 2026

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Climate Change

South Africa needs R250bn just to meet basic climate adaptation needs over the next decade

Anna Taylor 30 Mar 2026

With global resolution, South Africa aims for a gender-equal future

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

With global resolution, South Africa aims for a gender-equal future

23 Mar 2026

The 2026 Africa SABRE Awards took place on March 17 at The Venue Melrose Arch in South Africa (Image source: © Provoke Media )

PR & Communications

All the 2026 Africa Sabre Awards winners

18 Mar 2026

Ramaphosa outlines plan to transform SA’s transport network

Transport

Ramaphosa outlines plan to transform SA’s transport network

17 Mar 2026

Media

Canal+ takes hit as MultiChoice loses 500k subs

Leo Marchandon in Gdansk and Paul Sandle 12 Mar 2026

Aviation

AfDB launches Africa-wide aviation investment platform

6 Mar 2026

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

4th Industrial Revolution

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Claire Zanuso 3 Mar 2026

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Environment & Natural Resources

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Michael Cherry 27 Feb 2026

SA welcomes over 1.1 million tourists in January 2026

Travel

SA welcomes over 1.1 million tourists in January 2026

25 Feb 2026

Uganda plans new rail link to Tanzania for mineral export boost

Railway

Uganda plans new rail link to Tanzania for mineral export boost

Elias Biryabarema 24 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

12 Feb 2026

Dozens of communities downstream of the Katse Dam are owed compensation since 2013 by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Lesotho dam project misses deadline to pay multi-million compensation claim

Sechaba Mokhethi 11 Feb 2026

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

CSI & Philanthropy

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

Fiona Zerbst, Issued by Trialogue 10 Feb 2026

Media

$2500 awaits you! How to enter the 2026 SADC Media Awards

21 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB looks to boost ties to Arab funders to plug development finance gap

Duncan Miriri 15 Jan 2026

Ethiopia starts $12.5bn airport project

Aviation

Ethiopia starts $12.5bn airport project

12 Jan 2026

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

Agriculture

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

2 Jan 2026