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Shell plc (LSE: SHEL) blocked from Wild Coast exploration as South Africa faces investment test
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has blocked Shell’s Wild Coast exploration route, raising a broader question over offshore investment, consultation and regulatory certainty.
Standard Bank (JSE: SBK) profit rises 10% despite margin pressure as Africa growth bet enters new phase
Standard Bank lifted first-half headline earnings 10% to R26.1 billion despite narrower margins, as loan growth and African expansion shape the second-half test.
Traxtion adds 46 locomotives and 920 wagons as South Africa opens freight rail to private capital
Traxtion is investing R3.4 billion in locomotives and wagons as South Africa, Zambia, Angola and other mineral economies open rail to private capital.
Coca-Cola HBC raises 2026 profit outlook as volume growth strengthens ahead of $2.6bn Africa expansion
Coca-Cola HBC AG has raised its 2026 profit outlook after first-half volumes climbed 7.5%, marking a significant shift from price-led growth just as the bottler prepares for its biggest African expansion.
Merafe Resources (JSE: MRF) earnings rebound as new Eskom tariff opens path to smelter recovery
Merafe earnings could surge despite a 75% ferrochrome output slump. A 62c Eskom tariff now puts the durability of its smelter recovery to the test now.
Southern Palladium wins 30-year Bengwenyama mining right as funding test moves to centre stage
Southern Palladium has cleared a major regulatory hurdle for the Bengwenyama PGM and chrome project in South Africa, but residual permits, the 2027 definitive feasibility study and a substantially larger project-financing requirement now become the decisive tests.
Razor Labs launches DataMind AI 5.0 as mining AI moves from failure alerts to maintenance execution
Razor Labs is extending DataMind AI beyond predictive warnings into investigation, collaboration and fault-resolution workflows, but recurring contracts and cash discipline remain the investor test.
Older persons treaty explained: What the new United Nations negotiations could change
The world is ageing faster than its laws. United Nations treaty talks could reshape care, employment, autonomy and protection from age discrimination.
Anglo American wants to sell De Beers, so why is it turning off the taps at Venetia now?
De Beers will pause Venetia mine production for two years to cut costs, testing Anglo American's divestment process amid a deep natural diamond downturn.
South Africa anti-migrant protesters raid homes as Johannesburg door-to-door campaign hardens
Anti-migrant groups are moving from marches to forced home searches in Johannesburg, deepening fear among foreign nationals and raising pressure on Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to stop vigilante immigration enforcement.