# Die minister van Indiensneming en Arbeid, Nomakhosazana Meth, sê haar department beoog om teen 2030 twee-miljoen werksgeleenthede te skep deur ‘n gekoördineerde nasionale indiensnemingsplan. Sy het tydens die voorlegging van haar begroting in die Parlement gesê die toewysing van vier-miljard-rand sal werkskepping ondersteun. Meth sê die Werkloosheidversekeringsfonds sal 38-miljard-rand bestuur, en beoog om vanjaar […]
# Die vakbond NUMSA het bevestig dat Mercedes-Benz Suid-Afrika ‘n geskeduleerde een-maand aflegging by sy aanleg in Oos-Londen op 24 Junie begin het. Die aksie sal tot 30 Julie voortduur. Die woordvoerder van NUMSA, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, sê dit is deel van die jaarlikse produksieregstelling onder die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika en is […]
# The EFF has rejected the Department of Employment and Labour’s 2025/2026 budget, saying it offers no real solutions to the unemployment crisis. The party says over 12-million people remain excluded from the economy, mostly youth, women, and people with disabilities. During the budget debate in Parliament, the EFF’s Carl Niehaus criticised the department’s plan […]
# Employment and Labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth has warned that uncertainty over South Africa’s continued access to the African Growth and Opportunity Act could threaten thousands of jobs. Delivering her budget speech in Parliament, Meth said losing preferential trade access to the US market would severely impact key sectors such as automotive manufacturing, steel, textiles, […]
# Employment and Labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth says the department aims to create two-million jobs by 2030 through a coordinated national employment plan. Presenting the budget in Parliament, Meth said the four-billion-rand allocation will support job creation initiatives, skills development, and public employment programmes. She added the Unemployment Insurance Fund will manage 38-billion-rand, aiming to […]
# France announced a record 827-million-rand fine against e-commerce giant Shein, saying it misled customers on price deals and on its environmental impact. The French competition and anti-fraud office said the investigation found Shein used “deceptive commercial practices towards consumers regarding price reductions”. It added that the China-founded retailer had accepted the fine. Shein said […]
# Electric vehicle sales in Germany rebounded in the first half of the year after a difficult 2024, even as the broader auto market slowed. After years of growth in Europe’s top auto market, sales of battery-powered cars plunged last year following the withdrawal of government subsidies and as Germany’s economy battled a slowdown. But […]
# Suid-Amerika se grootste handelsblok, Mercosur, het ’n handelsooreenkoms met die vier-nasie Europese Vryhandelsvereniging gesluit, wat ‘n vryehandel-streek van amper 300-mijoen mense skep. Die groepe het ‘n gekombineerde bruto binnelandse produk wat meer as 77-duisend-miljard-rand beloop. Die vereninging bestaan uit Switserland, Noorweë, Liechtenstein en Ysland, terwyl Mercosur uit 11 nasies, insluitend Argentinië, Brasilië, Paraguay, Uruguay […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has confirmed that Mercedes-Benz South Africa has implemented a scheduled one-month lay-off at its East London plant, which started from 24 June to 30 July. NUMSA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says this is part of annual production adjustments, not linked to US tariffs under the African Growth […]
