#Mozambique: The government has awarded #Dubai-based Jampur Group a 20-year concession to operate the state owned solar-panel factory in #Beluluane, which has been idle since around 2022. #ThinkAfrica

The @IMFNews commenced a two-week visit to #Ghana to conduct the first review of the country's Policy Coordination Instrument. #ThinkAfrica

#Zambia: The government has proposed a second ZMW19.9bn supplementary budget for 2026, following a ZMW26.3bn supplementary budget in April this year, thereby increasing 2026 spending by 18.3% to ZMW299.3bn, up from ZMW253.1bn in the original budget. #ThinkAfrica

#USD/#ZAR has moved back towards 16.51, but the pressure remains relatively contained given the scale of the #oil move, we expect caution to persist in the market as we head into the weekend and see scope for the pair to close around 16.45 for the day. #Markets

🇺🇸/ZAR at 16.54 ⬆️ 🇪🇺/ZAR at 18.52 ⬆️ 🇬🇧/ZAR at 22.12 ⬆️ 🇨🇳/ZAR at 2.48 ⬆️ 🛢️Oil at USD114.34 ⬆️ #Markets

.@DeBeers has transferred its initial USD73m contribution to the Diamonds for Development Fund, a joint initiative with the #Botswana government to promote economic diversification, industrialisation and job creation beyond the diamond sector. #ThinkAfrica

#Namibia: FY26/27 mid-year budget review. #ThinkAfrica

This saw #USD/#ZAR pull back to 16.47, before falling to an intraday low of 16.33 on positive signals from the #MTBPS. #Markets

Headline #CPI surprised to the downside at 4.5% y/y in September, against our expectation of 4.8%. #Markets

The #rand steadied through a dichotomy of forces yesterday. #Markets

🇺🇸/ZAR at 16.44 ⬆️ 🇪🇺/ZAR at 18.49 ⬆️ 🇬🇧/ZAR at 22.04 ⬆️ 🇨🇳/ZAR at 2.46 ⬆️ 🛢️Oil at USD111.58 ⬆️ #Markets

The @GhanaGOLDBOD has announced plans to end the export of raw minerals by 2030 as part of a broader strategy to increase domestic value addition, deepen local refining capacity, and retain a larger share of mineral revenues within the #Ghanaian economy. #ThinkAfrica

#SouthAfrica has indicated it may reopen its market to #Botswana beef exports, subject to agreement on stringent animal disease-control measures to manage #FMD. #ThinkAfrica

#Egypt: Remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose 27.2% y/y in the first eight months of 2026, reaching a record USD34bn between January and August 2026, up from USD27bn in the corresponding period of 2025. #ThinkAfrica

#Nigeria has confirmed its first #Ebola case in more than a decade, extending what the Africa CDC describes as the most geographically widespread Ebola outbreak on record. #ThinkAfrica

The #MTBPS will determine if #USD/#ZAR can reach our weekly target today; a sufficiently positive outcome could open the door to 16.22. #Markets

The #rand continues to defy higher #oil, holding around 16.38-16.40. #Markets

#USD/#ZAR held steady below the 16.50 psychological mark, dipping back to test a move below technical support at 16.45 this morning. #Markets

🇺🇸/ZAR at 16.40 ⬆️ 🇪🇺/ZAR at 18.41 ⬇️ 🇬🇧/ZAR at 21.97 ⬆️ 🇨🇳/ZAR at 2.46 ⬆️ 🛢️Oil at USD110.04 ⬇️ #Markets

#DRC: #Ebola infections have stopped declining, with transmission worsening in North Kivu province and reversing gains made in the outbreak’s original epicentre, #Ituri. #ThinkAfrica