South Africa Business News API

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            "title": "Fitch upgrades SA for the first time in 21 years",
            "description": "Fitch Ratings upgraded South Africa’s long-term credit rating on Friday afternoon for the first time in more than two decades.",
            "content": "Fitch Ratings upgraded South Africa’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating to BB from BB- on Friday.\nFitch says SA’s debt-to-GDP levels will be “well below” what it previously expected when it downgraded SA to BB- in 2020.\nTreasury said South Africa still... [2992 chars]",
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            "title": "While South Africa depends on Lesotho’s water, a $6.2 billion US deal could help Lesotho depend less on South African electricity",
            "description": "Under a $6.2 billion agreement with US-based Convalt Energy, Lesotho plans to build a major hydropower project and an AI data centre that could reduce its reliance on electricity imports from South Africa while expanding its role in the region’s energy market | Business Insider Africa",
            "content": "Signed on June 4 between Convalt Energy and Lesotho’s Ministry of Energy, the 98 billion-maloti deal covers the development of 1,200 megawatts of hydropower capacity and an integrated AI data centre under Project Kobong.\nIf completed, the investment ... [3828 chars]",
            "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/while-south-africa-depends-on-lesothos-water-a-dollar62-billion-us-deal-could-help/w59elsr",
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            "title": "Shoe brand Bathu in hot water: Gauteng Mall approaches court over unpaid rent",
            "description": "Owners of Springs Mall are seeking more than R1 million for a breach of contract by Bathu.",
            "content": "A legal battle is unfolding between Spring Mall’s owners and Bathu Shoes, with the mall seeking a High Court order to evict the retailer and recover outstanding rental arrears.\nSprings Mall is located at the Blue Crane Eco Park, owned by Blue Crane E... [4468 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/business/shoe-brand-bathu-in-hot-water-gauteng-mall-approaches-court-over-unpaid-rent/",
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            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T10:57:34Z",
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                "name": "The Citizen",
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