Thursday, July 16, 2026

Africa

Shares Slide as Maersk Signals Gradual Suez Comeback

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are inching back toward the Suez Canal and freight markets are already reacting, shares in both shipping groups fell on Monday as the companies confirmed plans...

South Africa Accelerates Private Investment Push for Strategic Port Terminal

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is accelerating efforts to secure a private investor for the Richards...

Africa’s Biggest Battery Reaches Financial Close in South Africa

Globeleq has reached commercial and financial close on its 153 MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system...

South Africa’s Record Maize Harvest Reopens Asian Export Channels

South Africa’s agricultural sector is poised to reshape global grain flows as a projected record maize harvest brings...

SA Agricultural Trade Surplus Hits Record $1.55 Billion on Tumble in Import Costs

South Africa’s agricultural trade surplus surged to a record $1.55 billion in the first three months of the...
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Steel Shockwave: Trump’s Tariff Blow Rattles SA Economy, Forces Export Rethink

Johannesburg, South Africa - South Africa's economic landscape is bracing for another seismic shift as US President Donald Trump unleashes a fresh wave of...

Mining Indaba calls for unified action

The Investing in African Mining Indaba, Africa’s most influential and transformative platform for mining leadership, investment, and innovation, has announced its 2026 theme, ‘Stronger together:...

Africa’s Factories Roar Back to Life: Manufacturing Renaissance Offers Hope for Jobs and Growth

For decades, the hum of factory floors across Sub-Saharan Africa had been fading, a worrying trend known as de-industrialisation. But now, a new dawn...

Toward an Ambitious New Deal Between Public Governance and Private Investment

Concluded on May 13 in Abidjan, the AFRICA CEO FORUM 2025 – co-organized by Jeune Afrique Media Group and the IFC – brought...

Chrysos Secures Deal to Supply PhotonAssay Technology to Newmont’s Gold Operations

ASX-listed Chrysos Corporation has entered a master services agreement (MSA) with global miner Newmont Corporation to deploy its advanced PhotonAssay technology at Newmont’s gold...

Africa’s LNG growth hinges on investment, strategic partnerships

Accelerating Africa’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) ambitions will depend on mobilizing risk-tolerant investment, building strong technical and commercial partnerships, and committing to local capacity-building,...