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Petra Diamonds said on Friday it was cutting jobs across the group and placing its Finsch mine under bankruptcy protection to restructure the operation, as the Middle East turmoil, a…

South Africa’s border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs worth nearly one billion rand ($61 million), authorities said on Thursday. The bust…

The head of the World Health Organization was travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday where an Ebola outbreak, the third largest on record, is outpacing the world’s…

Zambia is expected to record another bumper maize harvest, with output of about 4.9 million metric tons in the 2025/26 crop season, up about one-quarter from the previous season, a…

Australia’s Invictus Energy signed a petroleum production sharing agreement (PPSA) with Zimbabwe on Wednesday, ​a key step as it looks ‌to advance its Cabora Bassa gas project, company executives said.…

Uganda ​has closed its border with neighbouring Democratic ‌Republic of Congo with immediate effect to try to limit the spread of Ebola, Uganda’s government said ​on Wednesday. The border will…

Ghanaian nationals queued at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport early on Wednesday to board one of the first flights home after waves of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa heightened safety…

Pepkor aims for 1.8 million banking customers in five years Retailers in South Africa expand into financial services for higher-margin, steady income Pepkor reports 10.3% rise in headline earnings per…

South Africa’s rand edged lower in early Tuesday trading, weighed down by high oil prices as hopes for a ​deal to end the Iran conflict remained uncertain, while central ‌bank…

Hospital official says 25 patients fled during two weekend attacks Perpetrators of attacks want bodies released for burial Unsafe burials are major driver of transmission WHO says 220 suspected deaths…

Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to deepen regional integration in an effort to curb illegal migration as anti-foreigner sentiment rises in South Africa. The steps…

Zimbabwe banned foreign companies and individuals from small-scale gold mining in a move aimed at protecting local jobs and benefitting the domestic economy. All foreign investors and entities participating in…