A year ago, BP Plc shares were tumbling and stock analysts were telling clients to steer clear. Now it’s becoming a darling on the street, with buy ratings starting to pile up.

Africa’s growing gambling use is sapping income that would ordinarily be flowing into groceries, entertainment and mobile phone bills.

Analysts expect BAE Systems Plc’s market value to top $100 billion for the first time as the UK defense contractor benefits from increased military spending by the US and Gulf states in the aftermath of the Iran war.

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has been lauded for cleaning up the finances of Africa’s most powerful sports organization, but a football trophy scandal has highlighted the deep mistrust that still dogs the body.

South Africa’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2025, helped by stronger output in the agriculture, trade and finance industries.

The surge in oil prices following the US and Israel’s war on Iran will improve the current account balance of just three sub-Saharan African economies, while most others will suffer, according to Bloomberg Economics.

The surge in oil prices following the US and Israel’s war on Iran will improve the current account balance of just three sub-Saharan African economies, while most others will suffer, according to Bloomberg Economics.

Zoho Corp., a software firm owned by the Indian billionaire Vembu family, is in talks to build out its own data centers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, three of its fastest-growing markets.

South African business confidence softened in January after reaching its highest annual average in more than a decade last year.

Traders trimmed bets that South Africa’s central bank will resume its interest rate-cutting cycle next month after inflation slowed less than expected.

South Africa’s unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in more than five years in the fourth quarter, as the community and social services and construction sectors added workers.

South Africa extended the deadline for public comment on a proposed 20% online-gambling tax due to requests for more time.

South African annual inflation unexpectedly softened in November, edging closer to the central bank’s new 3% target and boosting hopes for an interest-rate cut next month. Bonds rallied.

South Africa’s electricity ministry selected seven groups of companies as pre-qualified bidders for the country’s 440 billion rand ($26 billion) transmission-grid expansion program.

Environmental groups sued to overturn a decision by South Africa’s environment department allowing state-owned Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to breach air-pollution limits.

South Africa’s two-year inflation expectations fell to a record low, an encouraging sign for central bank policymakers ahead of next month’s rate meeting as they work to anchor views around the new 3% target. Africa’s largest economy’s bonds rallied.

South African business confidence surged in November to its strongest level since 2011, aided by a tourism boom.

Elon Musk’s Starlink Inc. urged Namibians to provide comment on proposed amendments to the country’s regulations as part of the satellite-internet operator’s efforts to obtain a license without ceding ownership.

South African consumer sentiment advanced in the fourth quarter to the highest level for 2025, in an encouraging sign for household confidence heading into the holiday season.

Sentiment among South Africa’s agricultural businesses rose for the first time in three quarters as favorable weather conditions and strong exports supported a more positive outlook.