# Canada’s Chamber of Commerce has slammed US president Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on the country. Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that increased tariffs on Canada from 25-percent to 35-percent. He attributed the increase in part to Canada’s inaction on the flow of illegal drugs across its border with America. On Wednesday, Trump […]
# Cricket: Left-arm spinners Keshav Maharaj and Nonkululeko Mlaba were named men’s and women’s players of the year at the Cricket South Africa awards held in Johannesburg last night. Captain Temba Bavuma, who led the Proteas to their maiden World Test Championship title, won Test player of the year and fans’ player of the year. […]
# Trade, Industry and Competition minister, Parks Tau, has launched the Export Support Desk. This serves as a direct point of contact for companies affected by the 30-percent tariff hike on South African exports to the US, which is in effect from today. The desk, amongst other things, will provide updates on developments and tailored […]
# Die GOOD-party sê die besluit van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se Monetêre Beleidskomitee om die uitleenkoers met 25 basispunte te verlaag, bring welkome maar effense verligting vir verbruikers met skuld. Handelsbanke se prima uitleenkoers daal tot 10,5-persent. GOOD se sekretaris-generaal, Brett Herron, sê die land bly vasgevang in ʼn trae ekonomie met voortslepende werkloosheid en […]
# Tennis: Third seed Lorenzo Musetti crashed out of the Canadian Open in Toronto. The Italian suffered a 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 defeat by American Alex Michelsen in the third round. Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud reached the fourth round with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Portuguese Nuno Borges and will face Russia’s Karen Khachanov, who overcame American […]
# AfriForum says the ruling by the Pretoria High Court on the City of Tshwane’s new cleansing levy is a major victory for residents. The court has declared the mandatory monthly levy of 194-rand-37-cent, which was set to be imposed on nearly 260-thousand households and businesses, as unlawful and invalid. AfriForum’s Arno Roodt says this […]
# US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order modifying tariff rates for over 60 countries, as the new rates on imported goods take effect today. The duties range as high as 41-percent for Syria and 40-percent for Laos and Myanmar. Canada’s tariff rate has risen from 25 to 35-percent. The rate for South […]
# The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Angolan authorities to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the deaths, as well as the reported use of excessive force during the fuel price hike demonstrations. At least 22 people were killed, 200 injured, and over one-thousand detained following protests against a rise […]
# The Pretoria High Court has declared the City of Tshwane’s new cleansing levy as unlawful and invalid, setting it aside. The levy targeted gated communities and shopping malls that do not have existing city waste accounts but use private waste collection services, charging a monthly tariff of 194-rand-37-cents. AfriForum had approached the court to […]
