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• State Seizure of $1.9 Billion Gold Mining Stake Pushes Total Russian Confiscations to $50 Billion

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  Russian authorities have finalized the valuation of a 67.2% stake in gold producer UGC at $1.85 billion ahead of a scheduled May auction. The seizure, originally targeting business...

• Billionaire Masiyiwa Drives $1 Billion Econet Listing to Push VFEX Past Century Old Rival

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The US dollar denominated Victoria Falls Stock Exchange has surpassed the 132 year old Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in total market value following the landmark $1 billion listing of Ec...

• South African Rand Gains as Declining Oil Prices and Diplomatic Hopes Ease Market Pressure

  Published: Apr 14, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The South African rand strengthened to 16.3625 against the dollar on Tuesday as global oil prices retreated below the $100 threshold. Investors reacted positively to reports of pot...

• Levy Brothers Face R1.46 Billion Wealth Erosion as New Prison-Based Cybercrime Syndicates Target South Africans

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Entrepreneurship

  Blue Label Telecoms founders Brett and Mark Levy have seen a combined R1.46 billion decline in share value over seven months, despite a positive outlook following the Cell C restru...

• United Kingdom blue chip stocks rebound as markets react to unconfirmed reports of diplomatic outreach in Middle East

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Markets

  The FTSE 100 recovered from a two week low on Wednesday as global equity markets found a measure of calm following a heavy sell off. While mining stocks led the gains in London, en...

• Gold prices surge past five thousand dollars as investors seek safety amid intensifying Middle East conflict

  Published: Mar 2, 2026

  Section: Middle East

  Spot gold prices climbed more than 2% on Monday to reach $5,388 per ounce as military escalations between the United States, Israel, and Iran triggered a global flight to safe-have...