METIX at seven months: what Mozambique’s October payment data must show
The instant-payment rail is operational. October's figures will show whether it is changing who carries Mozambique's transfers. Mozambique's instant-payment system, METIX, has been operational since March 2026, and by late July it was handling more than 11,000...
Super-App: How MTN and Ant International Are Building MoMo’s Next Layer
Africa has more mobile-money accounts than almost any region on earth, and yet most of them still do one thing: move money from A to B. The gap between a wallet and a financial platform is where the real value sits, and it is the gap MTN is now trying to close. On 9...
Biosecurity Lapses Trigger FMD Outbreak at AI Centre
Biosecurity is one of those disciplines that costs money continuously and proves its worth only in the disaster it prevents. The temptation, in calm periods, is to treat the protocols as bureaucracy. Botswana's beef sector has just been reminded what the protocols are...
Cabanga TV is live: watch Mozambique crack open its cashews
A $20 billion gas project, a growing Maputo Port, a tourism boom and the Mauritius tourism model are among the stories now free to watch. MAPUTO, 17 October 2026 - Mozambique is cracking open its own cashews to boost its economy. The cashew story, from AFP, is one of...
Market Movers: How MTN Reshuffled Its People Chief and Country CEOs
The hardest reshuffle to read is the quiet one. A dramatic chief-executive exit makes headlines and tells its own story; a coordinated set of senior moves across the people function and two country operations rarely does, yet it often says more about where a group...
One-year deposit rate falls to 3.52% in August 2026, 172 basis points below January
Banks paid an average 3.52% on one-year metical deposits in August 2026 against 5.24% in January, while loans cost 22.26%. The top rate paid fell to 7.23%, which sets the room to negotiate.
Mozambique’s August 2026 data pack: inflation eases to 6.45%, but Tete is at 10.71%
August 2026 brought a second month of falling prices, annual inflation of 6.45% and a 5.01% twelve-month average. The city split and the year-end arithmetic show what the number leaves out.
Pool-House Reform Opens the Door to More Homeowners
On 5 March 2026 Minister Ramogapi added a tenant-purchase option and dropped plot-size and eligibility limits to Botswana’s pool-house scheme; 277 sold, 248 in
Dikoloti Warns Farmers: FMD Controls Vital for EU Beef Access
Acting Minister Dikoloti has told Digawana farmers that strict FMD protocols are essential to regain Zone 11’s green status within 3–6 months and protect
Bank of Botswana Lifts Policy Rate to 3.5% to Calm Credit Markets
The Bank of Botswana’s policy rate rose from 1.9% to 3.5% in 2025, with prime at 7.19%, amid diamond-driven liquidity strain. What the move means for borrowers
Court Rejects Bid to Halt PSBC Secretary Appointment
The Lobatse High Court has dismissed a union bid to block Andrew Motsamai as PSBC Secretary, clearing the way for Botswana’s public-service bargaining-council
P558m Road Contract to Spur Rural Mobility
Government has awarded SteelBase Construction a P558.2m contract for a 60km Digawana–Ntlhantlhe road. What the price signals and what all-weather rural
P4m Investment Breathes Life into UB Hotel and Conference Centre
Sky Clouds (Pty) Ltd has leased Gaborone’s dormant 80-room UB Hotel, investing over P4m to restore conference capacity. What the revival signals for the city.
Mozambique’s July credit: a 17.5-point rate spread and state debt at MT538bn
Credit to the economy fell to MT291.666bn in July 2026 while commerce rose 5.0% and manufacturing 6.7%. Average loan rates of 21.27% sat against deposit rates of 3.81%. What lenders are choosing.
Mozambique bets on conservation tourism: five presidential directives, one matrix
Secretary of State Bacar put protected areas at the centre of Mozambique’s tourism promotion on 21 July. July prices fell 0.26%, but bank credit to tourism slipped to MT1,396.1m.
Three kinds of break in Banco de Moçambique’s July 2026 pack, and how to chain around them
Banco de Moçambique’s July 2026 summary has a reserves bridge that fails to chain, trade tables that lost their 2025 quarters and a GDP chart that restates 2025. How to build series that survive.
Tomatoes down 18.7 percent, maize up 5.3: July’s split basket and US$75 million for seed
Mozambique’s July 2026 prices fell 0.26 percent as tomatoes dropped 18.7 percent, yet maize grain rose 5.3 percent. Against that, US$75 million for certified seed. What each signal means for growers.
Mozambique’s July 2026 bill curve inverts: 91 days at 12.32%, 364 days at 12.26%
In July 2026 the 91-day Treasury bill averaged 12.32%, above the 12.26% on the 364-day bill, while the seven-day reverse repo fell to MT99.9bn. The committee held the taxa MIMO at 9.25% on 29 July.
July 2026: PMI at a three-year high of 51.4, yet employment fell and bank money tightened
Standard Bank’s PMI rose to 51.4 in July, the best in three years, while jobs fell for the first time since May 2025 and the 39% reserve requirement kept credit tight.
Tomatoes down 18.7%: the glut that pulled Mozambique’s July 2026 prices below zero
Prices fell 0.26% in July 2026 and annual inflation eased to 7.48%. Cheaper vegetables carried the fall while maize rose 5.3%. What a retailer should pass on, and what to lock in.
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