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91 stories on the South Africa desk in the last 30 days (91 this week). Latest: Telecom funding boosts South Africa’s FDI inflows to near three-year high. Updated 1 October 2026.

Latest raise: Telecom funding boosts South Africa’s FDI inflows to near three-year high →

• Telecom funding boosts South Africa’s FDI inflows to near three-year high ↗

  1 October 2026 · raise card

• ACSA Taps Insider Charles Shilowa As Acting CEO ↗

  14 May 2026

• SA Set For BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit 2026 ↗

  14 May 2026

• 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

• AIIM Consortium reaches financial close on 15-year Gautrain concession ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Can A South African-Built Super App OMN1 Disrupt The Platform Economy? ↗

  1 October 2026

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Meta’s ad-verse ruling ↗

  2 October 2026

• Mining tycoon plans to spend $402 million turning his 600 hectares of farmland into a Formula 1 circuit as South Africa eyes a return after 38 years ↗

  2 October 2026

• Metier backs South African telecom leaders Frogfoot and Vox ↗

  4 October 2026

• Airnergize Capital Closes R3.89 Billion Fund to Back Clean Infrastructure Across Africa ↗

  2 October 2026

• Africa’s biggest REIT markets in 2026, ranked by value ↗

  30 September 2026

• Crypto Regulations Put South Africa’s Top Banks In Conflict Over Payments ↗

  30 September 2026

• Vodacom South Africa pioneers world’s first integrated passive-active Massive MIMO technology ↗

  29 September 2026

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

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• South Africa’s Mission Mobile secures up to R500M ($30.8M) from DN Invest to scale smartphone financing ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Infra Impact Investment Managers commits to Roggeveld equity deal ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Loan Comparison in South Africa: How to Find an Affordable Short-Term Loan in 2026 ↗

  29 September 2026

• South Africa’s defence giant takes $122 million artillery upgrade to Oman, with deliveries running to 2030 ↗

  29 September 2026

• 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

• Billionaire Elon Musk gets another opening for Starlink in South Africa amid 30% ownership hurdle ↗

  28 September 2026

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

  28 September 2026

• South Africa, Zimbabwe in talks over $500 million dam as neighbours deepen water ties ↗

  28 September 2026

• South Africa keeps talks with US alive after visa curbs threaten $28.8 billion relationship ↗

  28 September 2026

• Obiflex Among First In SA To Offer Buy-Now-Pay-Later For Prescription Medicine ↗

  28 September 2026

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

  28 September 2026

• Millions Left Vulnerable As Financial Exclusion Fuels Illegal Lending In South Africa ↗

  28 September 2026

• South Africa and Zimbabwe negotiate R8.2B cross-border dam to supply Limpopo industrial hub ↗

  28 September 2026

• Keeping South Africa’s Reform And Policy Commitments On Track ↗

  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

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – ARC-ing for an EV market ↗

  28 September 2026

• Rising cement imports threaten South Africa’s local manufacturers, PPC warns ↗

  30 September 2026

• WhatsApp Rolls Out Parental Controls In South Africa to Give Parents Stricter Oversight ↗

  30 September 2026

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

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Nigeria demands justice over death of 3 nationals in South Africa ↗

  29 September 2026

• South African company makes TIME’s World’s Top EdTech Companies 2026 List ↗

  29 July 2026

• South Africa, Russia agree to strengthen military partnership during Moscow meeting ↗

  29 July 2026

• Driving South Africa’s Transport Into The Intelligent Era: Huawei Launches 12 Solutions Across Rail, Road, Ports And Aviation ↗

  30 July 2026

• The world's richest black woman, Oprah Winfrey, closes down her school operations in South Africa after 2 decades ↗

  30 July 2026

• Trump’s 12.5% tariff is now in force across South Africa, Nigeria and five other African economies ↗

  30 July 2026

• South Africa blocks Ghana's bid for AU debate on xenophobic violence ↗

  31 July 2026

• South Africa steps in as Afrikaner refugees face U.S. visa setbacks amid growing Pretoria-Washington rift ↗

  31 July 2026

• South Africa plans new $30 travel permit fee for visitors ↗

  1 August 2026

• See South Africa’s top military officer operating advanced Russian artillery ↗

  31 July 2026

• EFF Slams MTN, Vodacom Over ICASA Data Rollover Court Challenge ↗

  28 July 2026

• Huawei And Partners Chart A Smarter, AI-Native Future For South Africa’s Public Sector ↗

  31 July 2026

• South Africa’s digital future depends on cyber resilience ↗

  31 July 2026 · raise card

• Important Movement Corridors for Billboards in South Africa ↗

  3 August 2026

• South Africa’s Privacy Laws Are Evolving, But Vulnerable People Are Being Left Behind ↗

  3 August 2026

• Transnet South Africa Seeks Private Partners for R44bn Manganese Export Corridor ↗

  25 September 2026

• Paystack Launches Onsite Card Checkout for Shopify ↗

  25 September 2026

• Africa's biggest economy seeks private partners for $2.7 billion manganese export corridor ↗

  25 September 2026

• Larry Yon: Why Africa’s tech ecosystem should be building the next NVIDIA ↗

  25 September 2026

• After $17.8 billion government support, South Africa ends Eskom bailout era ↗

  25 September 2026

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

  25 September 2026

• South Africa’s fertiliser waste could supply Europe’s defence magnets as China dominates rare earths ↗

  25 September 2026

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Egypt’s biggest data grab ↗

  25 September 2026

• R4.54B in a Week: Who Is Paying for Africa’s Fibre Build-Out? ↗

  24 September 2026

• ‘Don’t tell me what you studied, show me what you built’: South Africa’s tech new hiring benchmark ↗

  24 September 2026

• Africa wants a $3.4 trillion single market, but a dispute between two of its biggest economies exposes a major fault line ↗

  24 September 2026

• Africa’s only globally accredited gold refinery looks to Ghana after South African output leaves it half empty ↗

  24 September 2026

• U.S. President Trump plans to admit 17,500 refugees, primarily white South Africans, under new $500 million proposal ↗

  23 September 2026

• Mission Mobile raises $30.8M to scale smartphone financing in South Africa ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• Africa's biggest economy taps Gulf expertise as it looks to unlock $9.5 billion property empire ↗

  23 September 2026

• South Africa may need more than $8 billion to revive mothballed state-owned refineries ↗

  23 September 2026

• South Africa’s inflation rises slightly in August ahead of interest-rate decision ↗

  23 September 2026

• South Africa raises interest rate to 7.25% as fuel prices stoke inflation fears ↗

  23 September 2026

• Africa’s biggest economy wants to revive two inactive refineries but the bill is over $8 billion ↗

  23 September 2026

• Africa’s First Stablecoin Hits Circle’s Arc: What It Means for FX ↗

  22 September 2026

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

  22 September 2026

• US, China and UK stay out as South Africa, Canada and Germany join 20 nations uniting to tackle AI dangers ↗

  22 September 2026

• Weltrade SA Review 2026: Platforms, Fees, Legitimacy, Complaints, Pros, and Cons ↗

  22 September 2026

• SA Calls For Global Rules On Artificial Intelligence At UNGA81 ↗

  22 September 2026

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

  22 September 2026

• South Africa’s Bank Zero breaks even as partnerships fuel growth ↗

  22 September 2026

• Eskom achieves 490 days without load shedding in South Africa ↗

  22 September 2026

• UNGA 81: Ruto seeks investment, Mahama wants repatriation, Nigeria lobbies for a sit at the table ↗

  22 September 2026

• SA’s Bank Zero Reaches First Monthly Break-Even In August 2026, Under 5 Years After Launch ↗

  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

• Africa’s 3 biggest economies are at UNGA 2026, but their presidents are missing ↗

  21 September 2026

• DStv Customers Get Up To 50% Back In Discovery Miles From Discovery Bank ↗

  15 May 2026

• Facebook spotlights African cinema in ‘Made by Africa, loved by the world’ campaign ↗

  14 May 2026

• Infobip Unveils AgentOS, an AI-Powered Platform for Customer Experience Automation ↗

  14 May 2026

• President Ramaphosa Fires Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe ↗

  14 May 2026

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

  14 May 2026

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

  14 May 2026 · raise card

• CANAL+, SARU & NZR Confirm Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Broadcast Rights Agreement ↗

  6 August 2026