SADC Deals Brief · 2 November 2026 to 8 November 2026
SADC Deals Brief, week of 2 November 2026
57 deals across 11 SADC countries this week, led by South Africa with 20. Disclosed value: US$68,348 million.
The week’s biggest deals
- Private equity · Namibia · US$60.0bn · Announced · reported, not yet confirmedDangote Unveils $2.5Bn Namibia Fuel Hub, Raises Africa Investment Target To $60Bn
- Development finance · Namibia · US$10.0bn · Announced · reported, not yet confirmedAfreximbank backs Dangote’s $2.5bn Namibia project, pledges up to $10bn financing
- Private equity · Namibia · US$2.5bn · Announced · reported, not yet confirmedNamibia: Namibia President Declares Dangote's $2.5bn Energy Investment a Landmark for Africa's Industrial Future
- Joint venture · South Africa · US$1.6bn · AnnouncedSAPPI LIMITED - Update on Proposed Graphic Papers Joint Venture with UPM
- Development finance · DRC, Tanzania · US$1.2bn · AnnouncedTanzania: African Development Bank, Tanzania close landmark $1.2 billion commercial financing for the Standard Gauge Railway
- Capital markets · Zimbabwe · US$1.5bn · Announced · reported, not yet confirmedZambia Finalises U.S.$1.5 Billion U.S. Health Funding Deal As Zimbabwe Rejects Terms
The week in numbers
| South Africa | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 12 | |
| Tanzania | 7 | |
| Angola | 4 | |
| Botswana | 4 | |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | |
| Zambia | 3 | |
| Mozambique | 3 |
24 confirmed by a regulator, exchange, lender or party; 33 reported in the news.
Analysis
- Selling South Africa in Harare: Tiger’s Milk, La Parada and the dollarSouth African restaurant brands are opening in Harare as South African grocers pull back. We followed the visitors, the dollars and the menus, dish by dish, to see what draws them north.
- Did Highland Park take its neighbours’ shoppers? The evidence four years onHighland Park opened in 2022, minutes from Chisipite, Kamfinsa and Newlands. We tested the claim that it took their shoppers against the road map, eleven car parks and its owner's filings.
- Car parks from space: what satellite images can tell you about four Harare centresCan free satellite images show which shopping centres are busiest? We tested ten years of them on Harare's car parks. Here is what works, and what does not.