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A flame rises from a gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s Dangote hopes to strike gold in South Africa

Colleen Goko 1 day

Source: LinkedIn. Chief executive officer of the JSE, Valdene Reddy.

Finance

JSE strengthens growth trajectory: H1 profit jumps 16.9%

1 day

First locomotives arrive for Traxtion's R3.4bn rail investment

Railway

First locomotives arrive for Traxtion's R3.4bn rail investment

3 days

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

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

Cape industrial market enters new phase as speculative development accelerates

Industrial & Logistics Property

Cape industrial market enters new phase as speculative development accelerates

Issued by Catchwords 22 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Skyhawk Close Industrial Park's warehouses and offices.

Construction & Engineering

Investor confidence drives new phase for Cape industrial property market

21 Jul 2026

$2.1bn and counting: African real estate is executing

Markets & Investment

$2.1bn and counting: African real estate is executing

Issued by API Events 20 Jul 2026

Mining

Former Anglo American investor head appointed at Sibanye-Stillwater

1 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

China approves Standard Bank, ICBC for Africa yuan clearing

Colleen Goko 26 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa to raise Kenya unit stake via $238m tender offer

Nqobile Dludla 22 Jun 2026

Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear Power

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

18 Jun 2026

Media24 launches new corporate subscription bundle with The Wall Street Journal

Media

Media24 launches new corporate subscription bundle with The Wall Street Journal

Issued by Media24 11 Jun 2026

Growthpoint Properties achieves record-low pricing on R1.8bn oversubscribed bond issuance

Residential Property

Growthpoint Properties achieves record-low pricing on R1.8bn oversubscribed bond issuance

Issued by Catchwords 8 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Property Development

Growthpoint Properties bond issue attracts strong support from 26 investors

8 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Africa’s largest exchange reflects on 20 years since listing itself

5 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied/Benjamin Decoin. Maxime Saada, chief executive officer of Canal+.

Banking

Surprise win for JSE: First French company lists

3 Jun 2026

Discount retailer Pepkor to launch bank in April 2027

Banking

Discount retailer Pepkor to launch bank in April 2027

Lulah Dube and Nqobile Dludla 2 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Ola Oyetayo, chief executive officer and co-founder of Verto.

Fintech

#AfricaMonth | Paying Lagos is still harder than paying London

27 May 2026

The Provoke Media Sabre Awards 2026 EMEA winners have been revealed (Source: @ Provoke Media )

PR & Communications

2026 Sabre Awards EMEA winners: Clockwork, KFC take top honours

25 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Inflation-linked EasyETFs offer new growth pathways for local investors

20 May 2026

Image supplied.

Hospital Groups

Melanie Da Costa to take over from Dr Richard Friedland as Netcare CEO

20 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

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

Refilwe Mokate and Zoya Sisulu 14 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Redefine Properties, Andrew König.

Property

How Redefine Properties defies geopolitical uncertainty with a strong 2026 outlook

11 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief financial officer at Fortress, Ian Vorster.

Property

Fortress breaks new ground with R1.6bn Zaronia-linked bond

23 Apr 2026

The Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist includes top SA and African PR agencies (Image source: © Provoke Media

PR & Communications

SA and African agencies feature on Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist

20 Apr 2026

SAMRRA celebrates Octodec’s inclusion in FTSE/JSE

Markets & Investment

SAMRRA celebrates Octodec’s inclusion in FTSE/JSE

Issued by Catchwords 16 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Eugene Booysen, chief executive officer of Cape Town Stock Exchange; Jarryd Gillmer Group chief executive officer of Everest Wealth, and Thys van Zyl, founder of Everest Wealth.

Financial Services

Everest launches R20bn private credit programme

1 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Noel Tagoe, chief executive officer and founder of Noel Tagoe & Company.

Finance

The future-ready CFO: Transforming disruption into opportunity

Noel Tagoe 1 Apr 2026

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

Talent Acquisition

Why top executive hires fail and how to fix it

Jeremy Bossenger 26 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Insurance & Actuarial

Trailblazing climate finance deal lands Sanlam prestigious IFLR award

20 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Global firms, investors in share sale rush as Middle East conflict erupts

Charlie Conchie 5 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks selloff worsens as energy price jump revives inflation fears

Lucy Raitano and Gregor Stuart Hunter 3 Mar 2026

Source: Banking Association of South Africa. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: The Minister of Finance’s pivotal decision ahead

24 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Mark Danckwerts, Head: Insurance, KPMG One Africa.

Finance

KPMG report: African financial sector bets big on AI and growth strategies

18 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

12 Feb 2026

Kenya's Safaricom starts offering stock trading on its M-Pesa platform

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya's Safaricom starts offering stock trading on its M-Pesa platform

Duncan Miriri 11 Feb 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

End of an era: Barloworld delisted after R23bn Saudi acquisition

11 Feb 2026

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Markets & Investment

Deal Leaders International’s Andrew Bahlmann: Rio-Glencore deal to shake things up

Andrew Bahlmann 13 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

AfDB and Nedbank secure multi-billion funding to reshape housing in Africa

22 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB raises $11bn for low-cost lending window, no word on US funding

Duncan Miriri 18 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Absa leads charge in launch of R11.8bn infrastructure bond

10 Dec 2025

3rd edition of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard

Accounting & Auditing

3rd edition of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard

Issued by SAICA 9 Dec 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

A cross-regional guide to Africa's crypto regulations

Contributors - various African attorneys 4 Nov 2025

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Zambia's largest bank to issue nation's first sustainability bond

Chris Mfula and Colleen Goko 3 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

BNP Paribas shares tumble after US jury's Sudan verdict

Alun John 21 Oct 2025

A woman walks at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), in Sandton, South Africa, 1 August 2025. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Management & Leadership

JSE CEO set to retire, successor named

Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 9 Oct 2025