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Africa green bond premium climate finance borrowing costs 2026

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Africa’s Green Bond Premium: Why Borrowing to Go Green Costs Five Times More in Lagos Than London

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March 29, 2026

African governments and companies pay a 200–500 basis point premium to issue green bonds versus comparable developed-market issuers. BETAR maps why the premium exists and who is actually paying it.

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South Africa Eskom grid stability 335 days without loadshedding 2026

Energy and Climate Tech

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South Africa Has Gone 335 Days Without Loadshedding. Here Is What Actually Changed at Eskom — and What Hasn’t

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March 29, 2026

South Africa recorded more than 335 consecutive days without loadshedding in early 2026. The structural drivers behind the turnaround — and the structural risks that remain — matter for every investor pricing South Africa’s energy future.

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South Africa 150 percent EV tax deduction manufacturing hub 2026

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South Africa’s 150% EV Tax Deduction: The Policy Bet on Manufacturers It Doesn’t Have Yet

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March 29, 2026

South Africa activated a 150% tax deduction on EV manufacturing investment — but none of its six major automakers are positioned to use it. The policy is aimed at manufacturers it’s trying to attract, not those it has.

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Africa EV charging infrastructure gap — $5B market 200 public chargers 2026

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Africa’s EV Charging Infrastructure Gap: A $5B Market, 200 Public Chargers, and the Structural Crisis No One Is Solving

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March 29, 2026

Africa has a $5B EV charging market opportunity and approximately 200 public chargers. BETAR examines why the gap persists and which players are positioning to close it.

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Africa EV charging infrastructure gap electric vehicles public chargers across 54 countries 2026

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Africa’s EV Charging Infrastructure Gap: 200 Public Chargers for 54 Countries

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March 28, 2026

Africa has roughly 200 public EV chargers across 54 countries. Until that number reaches thousands, the electric vehicle transition remains a fleet story, not a consumer story.

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Africa EV manufacturing gap electric vehicle supply chain Morocco South Africa

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Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars Africans Will Drive?

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March 27, 2026

Africa imports nearly all of its electric vehicles. Three competing models — local assembly, Chinese direct import, and Indian budget EVs — are fighting to answer whether Africa will build EVs or merely buy them.

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Creative Economy

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Africa’s Performing Arts Economy: The Stage Can’t Pay the Bills

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March 27, 2026

A 200-seat theatre, 60% occupancy, R150 ticket: R18,000 per show. A modest production costs R700,000 to mount. The arithmetic of African performing arts economics — and why the content is world-class but the commercial model is not.

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South Africa MDPMI Google R688M settlement platform regulation media publishers

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South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers

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March 27, 2026

South Africa’s Competition Commission secured R688M from Google under the MDPMI inquiry — Africa’s first enforceable Big Tech payment to news publishers.

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Africa banking sector FY2025 earnings roundup — Equity Group, KCB, Standard Bank, FirstRand

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Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal

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March 23, 2026

BETAR’s cross-continental FY2025 banking earnings analysis: Equity Group +55%, Standard Bank record R49.2bn, KCB 99% digital, and Nigeria’s normalisation squeeze. The full picture from the season that split African banking in two.

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South Africa's VAT on Digital Platforms Takes Effect April 2026. Who Pays? — BETAR.africa

Policy & Regulation

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South Africa’s VAT on Digital Platforms Takes Effect April 2026. Who Pays?

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

South Africa extends VAT to digital platform services from April 1 2026. We break down who is liable and what changes for consumers.

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Africa’s Green Bond Premium: Why Borrowing to Go Green Costs Five Times More in Lagos Than London

South Africa Has Gone 335 Days Without Loadshedding. Here Is What Actually Changed at Eskom — and What Hasn’t

South Africa’s 150% EV Tax Deduction: The Policy Bet on Manufacturers It Doesn’t Have Yet

Africa’s EV Charging Infrastructure Gap: A $5B Market, 200 Public Chargers, and the Structural Crisis No One Is Solving

Africa’s EV Charging Infrastructure Gap: 200 Public Chargers for 54 Countries

Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars Africans Will Drive?

Africa’s Performing Arts Economy: The Stage Can’t Pay the Bills

South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers

Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal

South Africa’s VAT on Digital Platforms Takes Effect April 2026. Who Pays?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

GITEX Africa 2026 Day 2: STAR Summit — AI, Cybersecurity and Fintech Take Centre Stage

GITEX Africa 2026 Day 1: Africa’s AI Governance Moment Lands in Marrakech

Africa PE Exit Crisis 2026: $10B in Private Equity, Nowhere to Go

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What the Numbers Actually Say

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COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project