Monday, May 4, 2026

Money

SASSA Confirms May 2026 Grant Payment Dates

Updated:1/2/2026 IMPORTANT MESSAGE Payments for some beneficiaries who have been targeted for review will be on 08 May 2026. Johannesburg| 22 April 2026|:The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially confirmed...

Costco Tweaks Its Iconic $1.50 Hot Dog Combo — Without Touching the Price

For decades, few food deals have achieved near-mythical status like the $1.50 hot dog and soda combo at...

Historic U.S. Candy Maker Lammes Candies to Close After 141 Years Amid Economic Pressures

A beloved American confectionery institution is coming to an end. Lammes Candies, a family-run business that has operated...

Fuel Shock Incoming: How the UAE’s OPEC Exit Will Reshape Freight Costs Across Africa

Every truck that moves goods along the Nairobi–Mombasa corridor, every cargo vessel loading containers at Dar es Salaam,...

SASSA SRD Status Check 2026: Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Johannesburg| April 21, 2026: For millions of South Africans, the first task of every new month is the...

South Africa – Import Requirements and Documentation

South Africa has a complex import process. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) defines approximately 90,000 product tariff codes...

Unpacking the misconceptions about Africa’s food imports

Sub-Saharan Africa’s spiraling food import bill—which stood at $43 billion in 2019—has attracted mounting attention as a worrisome trend....

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...

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