Sunday, June 21, 2026

Money

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Jump: US Stocks Rally as US–Iran Deal Eases Oil and Supply Chain Pressures

US stock markets surged on Monday after investors welcomed a breakthrough US–Iran agreement aimed at ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping corridor. The Nasdaq...

How Fox’s Roku Acquisition Could Reshape the Future of Streaming Technology

DEAL AT A GLANCE   Deal Metric Details Deal Value $22 billion enterprise value Price Per Share $160.00 (cash + FOX Class A stock) Cash Component $96.00...

SpaceX Goes Public: $2 Trillion Debut Makes History — And Rewrites the Rules for Africa’s Digital Future

FAST FACTS: SPCX DEBUT Metric Value IPO Price $135 per share Opening Trade $150 per share (+11%) Intraday High $176.52 Current Trading ~$171 Valuation at Open $2 trillion+ Capital Raised $75 billion...

SASSA JULY 2026 GRANT PAYMENT DATES: Full Schedule Confirmed Older Persons, Disability, Children’s Grants and SRD

PRETORIA, 12 June 2026-The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the official payment dates for all...

Durban’s Agribulk Terminal Ships First Maize Vessel in 18 Months — and a Record Harvest Promises More

After an 18-month silence, South Africa's Maydon Wharf Agribulk Terminal in Durban has loaded its first export maize...

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...

Covid-19: South Africa is racing to produce the masks needed to fight the virus

By, Raymond Joseph, Groundup A race against the clock is underway to source vitally needed masks and other personal protection...

Nigerian Ship-owners position for $3.5bn oil freight contracts, seek vessel financing from China

After many decades of posing akimbo, indications have emerged that Nigerian ship-owners are taking vessel acquisition financing into their...

Top 25 Global Logistics Providers

In a world where manufacturers are outputting more goods than ever, it is essential that the third party logistics...

Top ten world’s largest shipping companies by TEU

Counting down from number ten, view the world's largest shipping companies by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit), and their vast...

Top 10 world’s busiest airports; number 10 will surprise you

Here are the world's busiest airports by passenger number 1. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) With quite a large margin, the...

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