South Africa: Rand Strengthens On Gold Rally Ahead of SARB Rate Decision

South Africa's rand moved closer to the 16-per-dollar level on Monday as record gold prices supported the commodity-linked currency ahead of the South African Reserve Bank's first… Read more »

South Africa: Germany Weighs €720m in New Climate Loans for South Africa

Germany is in talks with South Africa over an additional €720 million in concessional climate financing under the Just Energy Transition Partnership, according to Rainer… Read more »

South Africa: Rand Rally Lifts South Africa's Equity Market to 7-Year High

South Africa's benchmark equity market has climbed to its highest capitalization since 2019, supported by a stronger rand and rising metal prices, per Bloomberg report. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Central Bank Plans Major Overhaul of Cash System

South Africa's central bank is planning the biggest reform of the country's cash system in decades, proposing a new cash-management company, white-label ATMs and tighter oversight… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Inflation Slows in November, Boosting Rate-Cut Bets

South Africa's annual inflation slowed more than expected in November, strengthening the case for an interest-rate cut early next year as the central bank shifts toward a lower… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Holds Rates As South Africa's Policy Shift Limits Room to Cut

Namibia's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6.50%, citing the need to protect its currency peg with South Africa as policy conditions tighten across the border. Read more »

South Africa: New $4m Fund to Support Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa

South Africa's Business Partners has introduced the ZAR90 million ($4 million) Basadi-Women Growth Fund to expand access to finance for women-owned small and medium businesses that… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Ageiro Raises $3m to Scale Agentic Ai Platform

South Africa-based enterprise AI company Ageiro has raised $3 million to expand its agentic AI platform, which converts business intent directly into production-ready applications.… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Extends GDP Growth Streak but Momentum Slows in Q3

South Africa's economy grew for a fourth straight quarter in the three months to September, expanding 0.5% from the previous period, according to data from Statistics South Africa. Read more »

South Africa: Cell C Debuts On Johannesburg Stock Exchange After $156m Share Sale

Cell C Holdings has joined the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Main Board after completing a R2.7 billion ($156 million) share offer through The Prepaid Company, part of Blu Label… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Rebuffs Trump's Threat to Bar South Africa From G20

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to exclude Pretoria from next year's G20 summit, saying South Africa remains a founding and… Read more »

South Africa: South African Academy Gets Funding to Digitize Savings Communities

Stokvel Academy, a South African social enterprise focused on strengthening stokvels through financial education and governance training, has received funding from E Squared… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Plentify Raises Series a to Expand Smart-Energy Tech

South African electrotech startup Plentify has raised an undisclosed Series A round to expand into the U.K., Australia, and Brazil, markets facing growing renewable-energy… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Maxwell+Spark Gets $15m for Lithium-Ion Battery Systems

South African-founded green-tech firm maxwell+spark has closed a $15 million Series B round to speed up the rollout of its lithium-ion battery systems across industrial logistics.… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists Two New Exchange Traded Funds From Ninety One

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has listed two new actively managed exchange-traded funds (AMETFs) from Ninety One: the Ninety One Diversified Income Prescient Feeder AMETF… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists Oribi Global Growth Prescient Actively Managed ETF

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has listed the ORBIGG - the Oribi Global Growth Prescient AMETF - on its Main Board. Read more »

South Africa: Cell C Targets JSE Listing Via $450m Private Placement

Cell C, South Africa's third-largest mobile operator, plans to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) through a private placement of shares currently held by The Prepaid… Read more »

Africa: Optasia Raises $345m in South Africa's Largest Fintech IPO

Dubai-based fintech group Optasia officially listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Tuesday, November 4, after a R6.5 billion ($345 million) initial public offering… Read more »

Africa: Coca-Cola Hbc to Acquire 75 Percent Stake in Africa Unit for $2.6b

Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments for $2.6 billion The transaction,… Read more »

South Africa: Prescient Launches Balanced Feeder Active Etf On JSE

Prescient Investment Management has launched the Prescient Balanced Feeder AMETF (PBLNCD) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) The fund, which complies with Regulation 28 of… Read more »

Uganda: Absa to Acquire Standard Chartered's Retail, Wealth Business in Uganda

Standard Chartered has agreed to sell its retail and wealth management operations in Uganda to South Africa's Absa Group for an undisclosed amount The transaction forms part of… Read more »

South Africa: Street Wallet Acquires Digitip to Offer E-Payments to Informal Workers

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South Africa: South Africa's Contactable Gets $13.5m to Scale Digital ID Platform

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South Africa: South Africa's Redimension Closes $14m Proptech, Sustainability Fund

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South Africa: Street Wallet Gets $350k to Digitize Payments in SA's Informal Economy

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