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ReconAfrica flows gas at Namibia discovery, advances 1,000-metre horizontal test

ReconAfrica has flowed gas and potential liquids at its Namibia discovery, advancing a 1,000-metre horizontal test of the Huttenberg formation.

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Park Avenue boutique estate enters South Africa property market at $7 million

Park Avenue estate in Hout Bay, enters the Western Cape province of South Africa’s luxury property market at $7 million, with hotel zoning and extensive hospitality facilities.

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Dangote, local refiners eye up to $328 million savings in crude swap plan

Nigerian refiners, including Dangote, eye up to $328.8 million in operational savings under a new domestic crude oil logistics swap mechanism.

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Johann Rupert-backed poultry firm, RCL Foods, expects earnings to fall as sugar, pet food weigh

RCL Foods expects earnings to fall up to 35 percent as sugar imports, pet food disruptions and impairments pressure results.

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Zimbabwean investor Richard Ngwenya’s property business targeted in $1.2 million VFD dispute

VFD Group seeks to freeze five properties linked to Richard Ngwenya over an alleged R20 million ($1.23 million) investment dispute involving A2Pay Holdings.

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South Africa’s Thungela posts $85.7 million profit as coal prices rise

Thungela reports an 85.7 million dollar profit as higher coal prices and stronger production lift earnings and dividend.

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Why FirstRand plans to sell Aldermore amid UK Motor finance hurdles

FirstRand is selling Aldermore as UK motor finance mis-selling costs rise, forcing the South African lender to rethink its UK strategy.

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IHS Towers reports $844 million H1 2026 revenue as MTN takeover nears final stage

IHS Towers reported $844 million in H1 2026 revenue as stronger cash flow and MTN’s proposed takeover reshape its African tower business.

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Koryx Copper’s Haib project delivers 831 meter copper-equivalent drill hit in Namibia

Koryx Copper’s Haib project in Namibia delivers an 831-metre copper-equivalent drill hit, strengthening prospects for resource growth and development.

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Top 7 markets leading contributions to Standard Bank Group’s earnings

Standard Bank Group’s H1 2026 earnings were led by South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Angola and Mauritius.

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Egyptian tech mogul Ashraf Sabry’s Fawry posts $32.3 million profit in H1 2026

Fawry posts a 28.9% rise in H1 2026 profit to $32.4 million, driven by revenue growth, digital adoption and expanding financial services.

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Bénédicte Janine Kacou Diagou, Ivorian heiress helping steer NSIA, her father’s multibillion-dollar empire

Bénédicte Janine Kacou Diagou has helped build NSIA into a major African financial group while shaping the next generation of her family empire.

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