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South Africa faces the largest fuel price adjustment in its history on April 1 — with two weeks of reserves, 75 percent diesel import dependence, and farmers at 20 percent allocations, we break down who is exposed and what comes next.
Motsepe leads the ANC poll with 33 percent, private jet war-risk surcharges hit $50,000 per flight, Airtel Africa pushes the NGX past 200,000 points, and Optasia's founder sells R1.48 billion to FirstRand.
Remgro's CEO warns of South African fuel shortages, while Dangote's refinery pushes back on IPO rumors.
Optasia founder Bassim Haidar has sold R1.48 billion in shares to FirstRand just five months after the fintech group's high-profile JSE listing.
Dangote confirms plans to double refinery capacity to 1.4 million bpd, Rupert's Richemont slides on China's luxury slump, NCBA posts $180 million profit ahead of Nedbank's $856 million takeover bid, and a Nigerian court forfeits $13 million tied to Aisha Achimugu.
Late Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe has been linked to 106 London properties in a sweeping new investigation into offshore ownership in the British capital.
Zimbabwe is pushing to raise its ethanol blend from E5 to E20, a move that could sharply boost Billy Rautenbach's Green Fuel operation in Chisumbanje.
Dangote hits $32.5 billion and climbs to 64th globally, Rupert's Remgro lifts its dividend 80 percent, Elumelu hands $16 million to 3,200 young entrepreneurs, and Durban signs a deal to build Africa's first superyacht hub.
Jay-Z’s new GQ interview offers key lessons on power, pressure, discipline, legacy and the cost of staying on top.
Africa spends $60 billion a year importing fuel it could refine at home — the Hormuz crisis just proved why that model is broken, and Dangote's 456,000-tonne export run shows the fix is already under way.
Diesel and jet fuel are the real squeeze, Dangote has more inbound demand than it can service, Rabiu is building a parallel industrial empire, and South Africa is scrambling — here is what we are hearing as the war enters its fourth week.
Johann Rupert's Remgro lifted its interim dividend by over 80% after headline earnings surged, handing the Rupert family about R80 million in gross payouts.
Datatec's Logicalis Germany has acquired software specialist NetworkedAssets, giving the South African tech group a new foothold in Poland.
Ivanhoe ships its first copper through the Lobito Corridor, Eni unlocks Nigeria's OPL 245 after 30 years, Attijariwafa eyes a stake in AI startup Mistral, Masiyiwa's Cassava strikes a USDC deal with Circle, and Namibia blocks Starlink.
Circle Internet Group has struck its first Africa deal, partnering with Cassava Technologies' Sasai Fintech to expand USDC stablecoin use across the continent.
Morocco's biggest bank Attijariwafa is studying an investment in French AI startup Mistral AI after it launched a model targeting financial institutions.
