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PPC Zimbabwe Carries Group Cash Flow as Cement Demand Surges: Pays US$36 Mn Dividend, Funds RK3 Expansion

Pretoria Portland Cement Limited (PPC) has reported revenue of R10.255 billion for the year ended 31 March 2026, a 3.9% increase from R9.871 billion in the prior year, with EBITDA rising 31% to R2.079

Jun 09, 2026
World
Zimbabwe Records Biggest Manufacturing Growth in Southern Africa: But Slips in AfDB Industrialisation Rankings

The African Development Bank's Africa Industrialisation Index 2025, which ranks all 54 African countries on the depth, quality, and diversification of their industrial development, has delivered a ver

 Jun 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
Funny Facts About Zim-Regional Fuel Prices: Zambia’s Cheaper Fuel Passes Through Zimbabwe First

Zambia imports a substantial portion of its refined petroleum products through Zimbabwe, transiting Beit Bridge and travelling north along the Harare-Chirundu highway corridor before crossing into Lus

 May 05, 2026
Zimbabwe
Beyond the Agreements: Why Plumtree Has Become the Credibility Test of the Zimbabwe–Botswana BNC

Zimbabwe and Botswana have concluded the Fifth Session of their Bi-National Commission in Harare on 22 April 2026, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Botswana President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko co

 Apr 23, 2026
Botswana
Botswana Minerals narrows its copper search as Botswana pushes beyond diamonds

Botswana Minerals said on 20 April that phase one work over licences 458 and 459 in Ngamiland, north west Botswana, had identified a copper anomaly stretching about 9.5 kilometres, a silver corridor o

 Apr 20, 2026
Botswana
Netcare Expands Capacity and Adjusts Care Delivery as Medical Scheme Pressures Reshape Patient Flows

Looking ahead, the trajectory of patient activity within Netcare’s network will be shaped by how these operational adjustments interact with ongoing changes in the medical scheme landscape. Capacity

 Mar 24, 2026
Technology
Botswana Minerals Identifies Key Copper and Lead-Zinc Targets in North-West Botswana

As the demand for copper surges, particularly in green tech and energy transitions, Botswana Minerals’ position in the heart of the Damaran Belt could see it emerge as a key player in the Southern Afr

 Mar 20, 2026
Foschini Reports Mixed Performance as Geopolitical Risks Weigh on International Operations

The company’s focus on integrating online and offline retail provides an edge over traditional rivals. However, like many of its competitors, TFG has been impacted by the broader inflationary environm

Mar 20, 2026
Sun International Delivers on Its Promise as Sunbet Now Earns More Than GrandWest

Long-term capital formation remains the decisive variable. Large-scale mining requires stable exchange rate policy, predictable foreign currency retention thresholds and enforceable contract framework

Mar 16, 2026
Botswana’s Gas Ambition Gains Momentum as Botala Advances Serowe Project

Long-term capital formation remains the decisive variable. Large-scale mining requires stable exchange rate policy, predictable foreign currency retention thresholds and enforceable contract framework

Mar 13, 2026
Choppies Profits Squeezed as Botswana's Diamond Curse Hits Checkout Till

Yet beneath the earnings pressure, the cash story reads differently. Free cash flow is expected to surge between 118% and 128% to between BWP 116 million and BWP 121 million, up from BWP 53 million in

Mar 11, 2026

Cape Town Is Eating Everyone's Lunch and South Africa's Biggest Landlord Just Proved It

This morning, Growthpoint Properties, South Africa's largest listed property company released its interim results for the six months to December 2025. Tucked in these numbers is a vivid portrait of a

Mar 11, 2026

Sun International Cautions Strong Earnings Jump as Digital Surge Offsets Land-Based Pressures

The collapse of the proposed R7.3 billion acquisition of Peermont, a rival casino group, after regulatory delays, has also freed up capital. Bengtsson has signalled the group will reassess its capital

Mar 09, 2026

End of an Era: Gwen Muteiwa Steps Down as Letshego Group CFO After a Defining Chapter in Pan-African Finance

In a brief but significant announcement released on Monday morning, Letshego Africa Holdings Limited confirmed that Ms. Tinotenda Gwendoline Muteiwa, widely known as Gwen, has resigned as the company’

Mar 02, 2026

Standard Chartered Exits  Botswana Business ,Deepens Retreat from African Markets

Standard Chartered ,a British multinational bank focused on Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, providing corporate, investment, and wealth management banking has exited Botswana to  reassess risk, sca

Jan 13, 2026

Botswana Scales Down Diamond Production Amid Global Diamond Market Collapse

Debswana Diamond Company, a 50-50 joint venture between the Botswana government and De Beers, has temporarily halted production at its Jwaneng Cut 9 and Orapa mines, following earlier suspensions at t

Jun 09, 2025

Zimbabwe's Inflation Surge in Local Currency, USD Enters Deflation: Comparative Analysis with SADC Peers

Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate in local currency (ZiG) skyrocketed to 92.1%, driven by food and beverage prices, while the US dollar (USD) saw a month-on-month decline of 0.3%. The repeal of Statut

May 29, 2025

AfDB Approves $304 Million Loan to Stabilise Botswana's Economy

Botswana, often celebrated as a model of economic stability and prudent governance in Africa, is confronting a severe economic crisis precipitated by a sharp decline in global diamond prices. The Af

May 21, 2025

Zimbabwe's Inflation Soars in April, Both M-o-M, Year-on-Year: A Comparative Analysis with SADC Neighbours

Zimbabwe’s 2025 April inflation increased both in USD and ZiG terms, with ZiG annual inflation skyrocketing according to the lates data from Zimstat. The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) launched in April 2024, r

Apr 25, 2025