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 »

Botswana: Botswana Central Bank Raises Policy Rate to 3.5 Percent Amid Downturn

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Malawi: Malawi Stock Exchange Is Africa's Top Performer After 76 Percent Q3 Rise

The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) extended its record-breaking rally in 2025, with the Malawi All Share Index (MASI) soaring 75.56% in the third quarter to 579,213 points, up from… 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 »

Eswatini: Eswatini Market Up 1.9 Percent in Q3 As Focus Shifts to Govt Securities

Eswatini's capital market posted modest gains in the third quarter of 2025, supported by stronger share prices in select companies and continued investor demand for government… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana Inflation Climbs to 3.7 Percent On Rising Fuel, Food Costs

Botswana's inflation accelerated to 3.7% in September, its highest level in more than a year, according to new data from Statistics Botswana The rate jumped sharply from 1.4% in… 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 »

Botswana: Minergy Shares Suspended On Botswana Bourse Amid Legal Dispute

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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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Zambia: Dot Com to Become First Local Tech IPO On Zambia Alternative Market

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

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Replace Us Dollar With Gold-Backed Zig By 2030

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Botswana: Botswana Faces Fiscal Pressure As Diamond Market Slump Deepens

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

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South Africa: Flood Raises $2.5m to Power Superapp Infra in Emerging Markets

South African startup Flood has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to scale its "SuperApp-as-a-Service" platform, designed to digitize offline retail in emerging markets The… Read more »

Mozambique: Malawi's FDH Bank to Acquire 98.87 Percent Stake in Ecobank Mozambique

FDH Bank Plc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 98.87% stake in Ecobank Mozambique SA (EMZ) from Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) The deal marks a major… Read more »

Malawi: FDH Bank and Standard Bank Malawi Cross K4t Market Cap As Mse Surges

Two listed financial institutions--FDH Bank plc and Standard Bank Malawi plc--have each crossed the K4 trillion ($2.3 billion) market capitalisation mark FDH Bank's share price… Read more »

South Africa: Johannesburg Stock Exchange Weighs 24-Hour Trading Amid Global Shift

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Southern Africa: Namibia Unveils 10-Year Strategy to Boost Green Finance

Namibia has launched a 10-year financial sector reform strategy that aims to modernize its capital markets, expand green finance offerings, and improve access to financial services… Read more »

South Africa: Ecobank Group Reports 46 Percent Jump in Q2 Pre-Tax Profit

Pan-African lender Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (BRVM: ETIT, GSE: ETI, NGX: ETI) reported a 45.86% year-on-year rise in pre-tax profit The result reflects broad-based growth… Read more »