Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Money

The Strait Is Shut. Your Freight Bill Is Next

DUBAI— March 9, 2026: The Dow dropped 800 points this morning. Oil hit $119 a barrel overnight. But for logistics professionals, the headline number is not the price of crude...

SASSA Announces COVID-19 SRD Payment Dates for February 2026

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed that COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant payments...

SPAR South Africa Faces R170 Million Legal Battle Over Failed SAP System

SPAR South Africa is facing a massive R168.7 million lawsuit filed in the Durban High Court, marking the...

SASSA Addresses Temporary Delay on January 2026 SRD COVID-19 Payment Status

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has issued an important public notice regarding the January 2026 COVID-19...

SASSA Confirms February 2026 Grant Payment Dates: Here’s When Beneficiaries Will Be Paid

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially released the grant payment schedule for February 2026, giving...

Addressing supply chain disruption and compliance in the IMT sector in Africa

Industrials, manufacturing and transportation (IMT) companies have some of the most complex supply chains of any sector and have...

Covid-19 and Egyptian insurance: why are insurers cautiously optimistic about the future?

The difficult economic environment caused by Covid-19 has led to a reduction in demand for insurance throughout the country,...

US-Africa trade relations: Why is AGOA better than a bilateral free trade agreement?

Consultant, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Group - World BankSenior Research Fellow, Development Policy Research Unit - University of...

Research points to low risk for Covid-19 transmission inflight

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of COVID-19 Transmission Inflight with an updated tally of...

UN raises concerns over food loss, waste

The UN has observed an increase in food loss and waste as a result of movement and transport restrictions...

Transition Towards Green Compliant Ship Recycling Facilities in South Africa

Growing environmental and labour concerns in the global ship breaking industry present a desperate need for green compliant ship...

Corruption and tax-dodging ‘rampant’, urgent reforms needed: UN panel

Tax abuse, money laundering and corruption, plague the global financial system, a high-level UN panel reported on Thursday, launching...

Connecting people with finance: new digital core in banks

By Vincent Chen In the banking industry, the stable running of IT systems is imperative. This is what drove the...

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent’s economies

By Muazu Ibrahim, University for Development Studies Most economists see structural transformation as one of the main routes to Africa’s...

The hard task of combating counterfeits

Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Authority, an agency tasked with combating counterfeits recently released a report on the extend of illicit trade...

Top 10 largest airlines in Africa

Although African airlines have faced major financial problems, the continent has something to smile about when albeit in some...

The impact of Covid-19 on global supply chains

As globalisation has increased, the world’s supply chains have become substantially more interconnected. Moreover, as emerging market economies have...

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