AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoConsumer squeeze hits foodservice: Famous Brands says its SADC operations are under pressure as discretionary spending weakens in Botswana and Zambia, with SADC revenue down 6% to R423m and operating profit falling to R29m. Energy stress spills into politics: Joburg mayor Dada Morero has pleaded with electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to help avert a blackout over Eskom’s R5.2bn debt, with a July 8 deadline looming. Renewables momentum in the region: Oman’s O-Green Energy signed a 2.7GW hybrid solar-wind-battery PPA, and the deal also flags O-Green’s Botswana pipeline. Diamond trade positioning: Botswana and Angola have joined the World Federation of Diamond Bourses to strengthen trust and traceability as lab-grown competition intensifies. Conservation and wildlife management: India’s environment minister says Kuno cheetahs straying into Rajasthan was expected, while Botswana’s gas project transparency remains in focus after Oxpeckers pushed to view its EIA.
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