# Die vakverbond Cosatu is bekommerd oor die uitwerking van die verdere dieselprys-verhoging en sê dis ‘n gevoelige slag wat miljoene sukkelende werkers en pendelaars nie kan bekostig nie. Dieselpryse het met tot een-rand-38-sent per liter gestyg. Woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê die regering se vroeëre tydelike opheffing van brandstofheffing was ‘n groot verligting, maar hulle […]
# Agricultural organisation, TLU SA, warns the sharp increase in diesel prices will affect the agriculture sector. Diesel prices have gone up by between one-rand-23- and one-rand-38-cent-a-litre, while the petrol price decreased by 52-cent, aided by a reduction in the slate levy. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says the increase in diesel prices is forcing higher operational […]
# Union federation Cosatu has expressed concern about the impact of the further increase in diesel prices, saying this is a painful blow that millions of struggling workers and commuters cannot afford. Diesel prices have increased by up to one-rand-38-cents per litre. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says government’s earlier temporary fuel levy suspension provided invaluable relief, […]
# Die president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, Lesetja Kganyago, sê die land se ekonomie groei teen ‘n stadige tempo ten spyte van die aanvaarding van die regte makro-ekonomiese beleid, as gevolg van jare van staatskaping. Die land se bruto binnelandse produk het verlede jaar met 1,1-persent gegroei, terwyl die Nasionale Tesourie ‘n groeikoers van 1,4-persent […]
# South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the country’s economy is growing at a slow rate despite adopting the right macroeconomic policies, due to years of state capture. The country’s gross domestic product grew by 1.1-percent last year, while National Treasury had expected a 1.4-percent growth. In the first quarter of this year, […]
# Rugby: The special Springbok supporters’ jersey for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry against the All Blacks will have a hefty starting price of 999-rand. There will also be a stadium version which would sell for between one-thousand-400- and one-thousand-500-rand each. SA Rugby announced the jerseys will be on sale to the public from today. The […]
# Union federation Cosatu in the Western Cape has condemned Premier Foods after its CEO, Kobus Gertenbach, received a 26-million-rand pay package while the company plans to close its Tulbagh fruit canning plant. The federation argues the planned closure could threaten thousands of jobs and devastate the local economy, accusing the company of putting executive […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the trade and investment agency, Wesgro, has facilitated more than 25-billion-rand in investment and export declarations during the 2025/2026 financial year, despite ongoing congestion at the port of Cape Town. The party’s Noko Masipa says the investment is expected to create more than five-thousand-400 potential jobs, with […]
# Trade union Solidarity says the possible closure of the Premier Foods fruit canning factory in Tulbagh in the Western Cape could have a devastating impact on the community. Talks by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on the proposed closure have commenced. The union’s Gideon du Plessis says 424 direct jobs and thousands […]
