# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê Suid-Afrika wil China se zero-tarief beleid vir Afrikalande gebruik vir meer uitvoere, plaaslike vervaardiging en werkskepping. China het die eensydige voorkeurskema bekendgestel wat belastingvrye toegang bied vir alle produkte, behalwe 47 tarief-lyne wat onderworpe sal wees aan tariefkoers-kwotas, vir die tydperk van 1 Mei […]
# Oil prices jumped to a five-month high yesterday, with Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rising by three-percent to hit 112 dollars a barrel for the first time since 18 May. This comes as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have intensified attacks in Saudi Arabia, while four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says South Africa is working to turn China’s zero-tariff treatment for African countries into increased exports, local manufacturing and job creation. China introduced the unilateral preference scheme, which provides duty-free market access for 100-percent of products, with the exception of 47 tariff lines subject to tariff-rate quotas, […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens sê hy vorm deel van ‘n uitdagende en wisselvallige lugvaartomgewing, waar geopolitieke ontwikkelinge bydra tot hoër bedryfskoste, veral wat brandstof betref. Dit kom te midde van berigte dat die staatslugredery sy personeel ingelig het dat hul salarisse vir Oktober, vir die tweede agtereenvolgende maand, laat betaal sal word. SAL-woordvoerder Mphilo Dlamini […]
# South African Airways says it is operating in a challenging and volatile aviation environment, with geopolitical developments contributing to increased operating costs, particularly fuel. This comes as the state-owned airline has reportedly informed its staff that their salaries for October will be paid late for the second consecutive month. SAA spokesperson Mphilo Dlamini told […]
# The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources welcomes a High Court judgment in Johannesburg protecting funds set aside for mine rehabilitation and environmental restoration. The department says the ruling reinforces the principle that these funds must be used for their intended purpose and protected from competing commercial interests. It adds mining companies must take […]
# Die Departement van Minerale en Petroleumhulpbronne verwelkom ‘n uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg wat fondse beskerm vir die rehabilitasie van myne en die herstel van die omgewing. Die Departement sê die uitspraak versterk die beginsel dat die fondse vir die beoogde doel aangewend word en beskerm word teen mededingende kommersiële belange. Hy sê […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has warned that constitutional requirements and red tape can delay investment and economic growth in South Africa. Speaking at an event hosted by Rand Merchant Bank, Godongwana highlighted the need to remove obstacles that make it harder to get projects moving. He said the government is pursuing reforms to simplify […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana het gewaarsku grondwetlike vereistes en burokrasie belegging en ekonomiese groei in Suid-Afrika kan vertraag. Tydens ‘n geleentheid aangebied deur Rand Merchant Bank, het Godongwana beklemtoon struikelblokke wat dit moeiliker maak om projekte aan die gang te kry, moet verwyder word. Hy het gesê die regering streef na hervormings […]
