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Government to allow funds to hold 100% foreign assets under new framework

23rd October 2026

South African fund managers will be able to hold 100% of portfolios in foreign assets under ring-fenced mandates, regulators said on Friday,...

News

SAPS investigates murder of foreign national in Durban CBD

22nd October 2026

South African police said on Thursday they were investigating the killing of a foreign national by a crowd of about 50 people...

AFRIBIZ

Uganda’s export earnings jump 36% in August on strong gold sales

22nd October 2026

Uganda’s export revenues rose sharply in August, driven largely by increased gold shipments and stronger earnings from other key commodities, according to...

Africa

Masked men try to storm Libya’s financial oversight body

22nd October 2026

Masked men in military uniform tried to storm the headquarters of Libya's financial oversight agency on Wednesday, in what the country's UN...

Africa

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

21st October 2026

Nigeria's government said on Tuesday there was a case of Ebola in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the viral

News

Shark kills woman swimming off Eastern Cape’s Orient Beach

20th October 2026

A 65-year-old woman was killed by a shark at a popular beach off the coast of South Africa's Eastern Cape province on...

BUSINESS WORLD

Brent crude holds near five-month high on Middle East tension

20th October 2026

Oil prices advanced on Tuesday, with Brent hovering around a five-month high as traders priced in a geopolitical risk premium from Houthi...

Big Reads

Ramaphosa warns SA to prepare for potential loss of US trade benefits

20th October 2026

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare for its potential exclusion from the United States' duty-free...

Africa

Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of nearly 200 children’s deaths

20th October 2026

By Jefferson Kahinju MOMBASA, Kenya, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 others were found guilty of murder...

Business

South African business confidence eases slightly in September on oil price uncertainty

19th October 2026

South African business confidence eased slightly in September on renewed uncertainty over global energy prices, a survey showed on Monday. • The...