# The Free Market Foundation says South Africa’s prosperity depends on openness, trade, and the rule of law. This comes as government is still negotiating with the US on a trade agreement. The foundation says the reforms requested by America, respecting property rights, ending racially divisive regulations, and confronting hate speech, are measures fully consistent […]
# Die Wetenskaplike en Nywerheidsnavorsingsraad sê Suid-Afrika het die eerste helfte van die jaar ʼn skerp daling in beurtkrag beleef. Dit was 82-persent minder as dieselfde tydperk in 2024. Die verbetering word toegeskryf aan ʼn laer vraag na elektrisiteit, nuwe opwekkingskapasiteit en ʼn geringe styging in Eskom se energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor. Sipho Mdhluli van die WNNR sê […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê die kombinasie van vordering met infrastruktuur en markdiversifikasie skep ʼn sterker mediumtermyn-vooruitsig wat toekomstige wisselvalligheid in politieke en handelsbeleide sal weerstaan. Die regering is tans besig om ʼn strategie te volg waar voorspelbare handelsbande met Amerika herstel word terwyl hy terselfdertyd vennootskappe wêreldwyd uitbrei om tariefonsekerheid te bekamp. BLSA […]
# The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research says South Africa experienced a sharp reduction in loadshedding during the first half of this year. The amount of electricity shed fell by 82-percent compared with the same period in 2024. This improvement is attributed to lower electricity demand, new generation capacity and a marginal rise in […]
# Die Solidariteit Beweging sê ʼn handelsooreenkoms met Amerika is binne bereik, maar die Suid-Afrikaanse regering het nie die politieke wil om dit te doen nie. Die beweging is die oorhoofse liggaam vir Afrikaanse belangegroepe soos AfriForum en Solidariteit, en het die naweek ʼn opvolgbesoek aan die Withuis gebring om bykomende inligting oor sy voorgestelde […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says the combination of infrastructure advances and market diversification is creating a stronger medium-term outlook that will withstand future political and trade policy volatility. The government is currently pursuing a dual strategy of restoring predictable US trade relations while simultaneously diversifying partnerships globally to mitigate tariff uncertainty. BLSA CEO Busiswe […]
# Eskom sê hy is steeds verbind tot die uitvoering van sy operasionele opwekkingsherstelplan, om energiesekerheid, ekonomiese groei en langtermyn-volhoubaarheid vir Suid-Afrika en die breër sub-Sahara-streek te verseker. Die kragverskaffer het bevestig dat Eenheid 6 by Kusile-kragstasie in Mpumalanga amptelik in diens gestel is. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê hulle versnel ook pogings om […]
# The Solidarity Movement says concluding a trade agreement with the US is within reach, but the South African government lacks the political will. The movement, which is the umbrella body for a range of Afrikaans interest groups, including AfriForum and Solidarity, paid a follow-up visit to the White House over the weekend to provide […]
# Eskom says it remains committed to executing its generation operational recovery plan, to ensure energy security, economic growth, and long-term sustainability for South Africa and the broader sub-Saharan region. The power utility has confirmed that Unit 6 at Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga has officially entered commercial operation. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says they […]
