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Border authority anticipates smooth return traffic at Beit Bridge

South Africa’s (SA) Border Management Authority (BMA) is anticipating a smooth return leg of travellers through the Beit Bridge border post in Musina, Limpopo province, following the festive season travel peak.

US grants TSMC annual licence to import chipmaking tools into China

The United States (US) government has granted an annual licence to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to import US chip manufacturing equipment to its facilities in Nanjing, China, the chipmaker said on Thursday.

DRC government to allow cobalt shipments under strict quotas until March

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will allow cobalt shipments under quotas set for the last three months of 2025 to take place until the end of March

Oil set for biggest annual drop since 2020

Rand ends 2025 on high note, gains nearly 13% on the Dollar

South Africa’s (SA) Rand ended 2025 nearly 13% stronger against the United States (US) Dollar, marking its biggest annual gain in 16 years as the greenback weakened broadly.

IMF urges urgent reforms as Botswana’s growth model comes under strain

Botswana faces an urgent need for wide-ranging structural reforms to revive growth, tackle unemployment and reduce heavy reliance on diamonds.