dotzedw

Leading data-driven insights & market intelligence across Southern Africa

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Refined copper makes up 66% of DRC's goods exports (2024).

Its top three products make up 86% of everything it sells abroad. Sales of refined copper grew 104% since 2019.

Useful if you're sizing a market or looking for a supplier closer than Shanghai.

https://t.co/C4ItFioNNA

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Reported: GIPF has N$5.1bn awaiting investment in viable Namibian projects.

Private equity in Namibia, reported in the press and not yet confirmed.

Every deal is graded by how well it's confirmed, so a press report never reads like a notice.

https://t.co/HSlF3cquBP
#SADC

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Competition Tribunal approves acquisition of JNB11 data centre.

A merger or acquisition in South Africa, confirmed in an official notice.

Keeping up with deals in 16 countries means reading more than 200 sources. We do the reading.

https://t.co/JE4SAA7h63
#SADC #SouthAfrica

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Hungry Lion has 58 outlets in Lusaka, more than any other chain.

The map also counts 174 supermarkets, 220 filling stations and 167 pharmacies.

Before opening a branch, it helps to know who is already on the corner.

https://t.co/BN7WXf1JsL
#SADC #Retail

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Malawi's internet users is 19%, 3rd lowest in SADC.

In the news: Paratus expands into Malawi with Starlink offering.

Every SADC country on one page, each figure with its source, so the comparison is done before the meeting.

https://t.co/yiIcC2eHtF
#SADC #Malawi

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

South Africa is SADC's largest exporter of construction and building materials, at $739m in 2024.

Next comes Zambia, at $264m.

Useful if you're sizing a market or looking for a supplier closer than Shanghai.

https://t.co/nRVyEo4Igu
#SADC #Trade

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Paladin Announces A$525 Million Fully Underwritten Equity Raising to Accelerate Paladin’s Growth Strategy.

A merger or acquisition in Namibia, confirmed in an official notice.

https://t.co/fDHZIeIhoD
#SADC #Namibia

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Crude oil makes up 77% of Angola's goods exports (2024).

Its top three products make up 90% of everything it sells abroad. Sales of crude oil grew 4% since 2019.

Useful if you're sizing a market or looking for a supplier closer than Shanghai.

https://t.co/cuII0TDEey
#SADC

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

How full are southern Africa’s city dams? Nine cities’ reservoirs, measured from orbit

We measured the reservoirs behind nine SADC cities on every clear satellite pass since 2017: how full they are now, how low they went, and what changed.

https://t.co/ZVgRbYjqb6
#SADC

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Trade as a share of GDP: Botswana went from 112.9% to 69.5% in 10 years.

Over the same years the SADC median went from 79.2% to 78.4%, while Lesotho changed least, ending at 154%.

https://t.co/hsFkWtbjKx
#SADC #Trade

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Reported: After channelling $397 million to 40,000 businesses, TPG-backed Yoco secures $100 million from US investor to expand merchant financing in South Africa.

Bank financing in South Africa, reported in the press and not yet confirmed.

https://t.co/7VWwz4w2ec
#SADC

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Reported: Govt weighing risky N$2.8 billion De Beers stake.

A merger or acquisition in Namibia, reported in the press and not yet confirmed.

Every deal is graded by how well it's confirmed, so a press report never reads like a notice.

https://t.co/W2ezHrGTW8
#SADC #Namibia

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Kinshasa's building footprint grew 82% from 2016 to 2023. DRC's economy grew 41%.

DRC's population grew 26% over the same years.

GDP is one view of an economy. Buildings, power and trade are others.

https://t.co/pR65DBTutY
#SADC #Economy

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Zambia's general government gross debt is 100.6% of GDP, the highest in SADC.

In the news: Zambia’s External Debt Falls 5% As IMF Weighs US$1.46bn Successor Programme.

https://t.co/xJj5BjfB5p
#SADC #Zambia

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Gold: SADC exported US$37.8bn along the chain in 2024.

South Africa and Tanzania account for 90% of it. The chain runs from unwrought gold and powder to gold and precious-metal jewellery.

https://t.co/EQkTIzhBMu
#SADC #ValueChains

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Trade balance: 11.3% of GDP in Angola, -54.9% in Lesotho (2025).

Persistent deficits have to be financed and can weigh on the currency; surpluses often reflect commodity exports.

https://t.co/sCZMbSmDHT
#SADC #Trade

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Fuel in exports: Mozambique went from 31% to 58.9% in 9 years.

Over the same years the SADC median went from 1.9% to 2.2%, while Mauritius changed least, ending at 0%.

https://t.co/HL4UJAdllJ
#SADC #Trade

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Reported: Zambia owes $30. 89 billion, set for Extended Credit Facility of $1.46 billion.

Bank financing in Zambia, reported in the press and not yet confirmed.

https://t.co/yCB4LysaVA
#SADC #Zambia

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Reported: Botswana’s Government to acquire controlling stake in De Beers.

A merger or acquisition in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, reported in the press and not yet confirmed.

https://t.co/xfGSmddhr0
#SADC #Angola

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

So, better off? For the average southern African, income per person is up 5% since 2015. But 1 in 3 southern Africans live where it fell, including Angola, South Africa and Mozambique. Every country's figures: https://t.co/OobPz2Fvxl

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

Is the average southern African better off than in 2015?

After inflation, income per person has fallen in five SADC countries since 2015. They are home to 145 million people, 1 in 3 in the region. A thread on who got richer, who got poorer and why.

[dotzedw @dotzedw]

For business, the biggest market isn't the one growing. South Africa's households spend US$281bn a year, more than the rest of mainland SADC combined, but the average person there is 6% poorer than in 2015.