# French president Emmanuel Macron says European countries must end their excessive dependencies on both the US and China. He addressed the UK Parliament on Tuesday as part of his state visit to the country. Macron says the European democratic model is under threat from foreign interference, information manipulation, domination of minds by negative emotions, and […]
# Cricket: Captain Temba Bavuma, who led the Proteas to their maiden World Test Championship title, has been nominated for three CSA awards. He has been nominated for Men’s Player of the Year alongside Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Ryan Rickelton, and Keshav Maharaj. Bavuma is also up for Test Player of the Year and Fans’ Player […]
# Parliament’s Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade says it is concerned at the impending 30-percent tariff imposed by the US government on South African exports. This comes into effect on the first of August. Committee chairperson, Sonja Boshoff, says the tariff undermines the historical US–SA trade cooperation, and poses a serious threat to […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it will be balloting its members to determine whether it will be going ahead with a strike at Gautrain. The union has rejected the 4.2-percent wage increase offered by Bombela Operating Company, which manages the Gautrain. Numsa’s national spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says they are demanding […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed the government trade negotiations team to urgently engage with the US based on the framework deal that South Africa submitted to America in May. This comes as the US has imposed a 30-percent tariff hike on all South African goods from the first of August. Ramaphosa says the framework […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het weer sy Toekennings vir Uitnemende Diens bekendstel om munisipale werkers te vereer vir die handhawing van openbare dienswaardes en die Batho Pele-beginsels. Raadslid Kholofelo Morodi, sê die toekennings bevorder ‘n prestasiegedrewe kultuur en erken daaglikse toewyding en innovering. Die metro het ook 100 nuwe skoonmakers aangestel in ‘n poging om […]
# ‘n Bus wat van Johannesburg na Zimbabwe oppad was het vanoggend naby Musina in Limpopo met ‘n bakkie gebots. Die busbestuurder is dood en nege ander mense is beseer. Volgens beamptes het die ongeluk gebeur toe die bus in ‘n bakkie vasgery het wat stukkend langs die pad gestaan het, soner enige waarskuwingsligte of […]
# Die Johannesburgse Ontwikkelingsagentskap het begin met ‘n omvattende hersiening en opdatering van die Sandton Geïntegreerde Meesterplan vir Vervoer, wat in 2013 aangeneem is. Die 12-maande hersiening het ten doel om die vordering sedert die aanvaar ding van die plan te beoordeel en strategiese vervoerbeplanning te belyn met die ontwikkelende stedelike landskap in Sandton. Die […]
# Coca-Cola Beverages Suid-Afrika het in samewerking met die Stad Ekurhuleni 113 informele handelaars bemagtig deur middel van sy hernuwingsprogram vir township-ekonomieë. Handelaars het opleiding ontvang in kliëntediens, finansies en sakebestuur. Coca-Cola het 936-duisend-rand belê deur handelsmerktoerusting aan sekere handelaars te voorsien en hulle met verspreiders in aanraking gebring vir ondersteuning. Michael Tsholo van die […]
