Moody’s Welcomes South Africa’s Fiscal Consolidation as Deficit Target Falls to 3.9%
Moody’s Ratings has assessed South Africa’s latest medium-term budget policy statement as positive for the country’s ...
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Orion Minerals Secures Unconditional $40m Glencore Financing for South African Mine
Orion Minerals has confirmed that a US$40m financing tranche from commodities group Glencore has become unconditional, ...
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Africa urged to unlock greater value from growing trade with Asia
Africa must use its expanding trade and investment relationships with Asia to build stronger domestic industries, ...
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South Africa to Open National Payments System to Retailers, Telecoms and Fintechs in 2027
South Africa will open its national payments infrastructure to non-bank operators, including telecommunications companies, fintech firms ...
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Top 10 African Countries with the Highest Freedom Scores in the 2026 Freedom Index
Mauritius and Seychelles lead the ten African countries featured in the Atlantic Council’s Freedom Index, which ...
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Transnet Signs $400 Million Wabtec Agreement to Improve South Africa’s Freight Rail Reliability
Transnet Engineering has signed a 10-year material and technical support agreement worth approximately R6.6 billion ($400 ...
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South Africa to convert 2.5 million hectares of state land into titled farms for black farmers
South Africa is to release about 2.5 million hectares of state-owned agricultural land, with title deeds, ...
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Netflix Expands South African Productions as Streaming Market Faces Uncertainty
Netflix is increasing its investment in South African television and film production as competition for audiences ...
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South African Court Reserves Judgement on Barbrook Gold Mine Rescue Plan
ASouth African High Court has reserved judgement in a legal challenge concerning the business rescue plan ...
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Ajay Banga: World Bank in Crisis Aid Talks With 40 Countries
The World Bank is in discussions with between 30 and 40 countries about potential emergency assistance ...
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