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19 stories on the Corporate Africa desk in the last 30 days (19 this week). Latest: MTN clears major hurdle in $2.2 billion acquisition of IHS Towers. Updated 2 October 2026.

Latest raise: MTN clears major hurdle in $2.2 billion acquisition of IHS Towers →

• MTN clears major hurdle in $2.2 billion acquisition of IHS Towers ↗

  2 October 2026 · raise card

• Absa becomes Africa’s first bank to offer crypto custody, targets $1.5 billion market ↗

  2 October 2026

• Summit Africa secures 40% stake in agricultural platform Virtual Farmer ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• European gunmaker eyes South Africa as weapons production hub for Southern Africa ↗

  29 September 2026

• Cape Town-Based Risk X Group Buys Wolfpack Information Risk To Create Africa’s Cybersecurity Giant ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Africa’s gold giant makes $27 billion bid to create world’s second-biggest producer — but Australian rival says no ↗

  28 September 2026

• TikTok One Creates New Earning Opportunities For Creators In South Africa ↗

  28 September 2026

• South Africa’s missile maker reveals North African buyer as it builds weapons for its own military ↗

  27 September 2026 · raise card

• South Africa’s Gold Fields seeks to buy Australia’s biggest gold miner in what could become one of the biggest deals in the gold industry ↗

  27 September 2026

• Capitec Connect Reaches 1.8 Million Users, Fueled By 70 Million Free Call Minutes And 27,000 Phone Sales ↗

  30 September 2026

• Jaltech Creates Exit Route For Solar Owners – Targeting R500M In Acquisitions ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Old Mutual launches OM Bank to challenge South Africa’s big four lenders ↗

  25 September 2026

• South Africa’s Pick n Pay names Spencer Sonn, CEO-Designate ↗

  22 September 2026

• Neal Froneman leads R6.7B bid to bring Formula One back to South Africa ↗

  22 September 2026

• Aliko Dangote plans more than $3.5 billion, 2,650km fuel pipeline network across Southern Africa ↗

  22 September 2026

• Nissan launches $20,940 Indian-built SUV in South Africa after selling its factory to China’s Chery ↗

  21 September 2026

• US-based Nigerian billionaire, Ogunlesi targets growth of $30 billion asset exposure in Africa’s largest economy ↗

  14 May 2026

• ACSA Taps Insider Charles Shilowa As Acting CEO ↗

  14 May 2026

• National fibre Expansion Gets Green Light As ICASA Approves Herotel-Vumatel Licence Transfer, Maziv Says ↗

  14 May 2026 · raise card