# Die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof gaan vandag die EFF se dringende aansoek aanhoor om die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana te keer om die brandstofheffing in te stel. Die minister het verlede maand in sy begrotingstoespraak ‘n 15-sent per liter verhoging vir diesel en 16-sent-per liter vir petrol aangekondig. Die EFF voer aan die verhogingsproses was […]
# The Western Cape High Court is today set to hear the EFF’s urgent bid to block Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s fuel levy hike. Last month in his budget speech, the minister announced increases of 15-cents per litre for diesel and 16-cents per litre for petrol respectively. In its founding affidavit, the EFF argues that […]
# Landbou-uitvoere in Suid-Afrika het in die eerste kwartaal met tien-persent tot 60-miljard-rand gestyg. Belangrike uitvoere sluit in sitrus, wyn en druiwe. Die Landbousakekamer van Suid-Afrika se hoofekonoom, Wandile Sihlobo, sê dit word aangedryf deur beter haweprestasie en ‘n 14-persent styging in verskepings na die VSA. Sihlobo waarsku hierdie verbetering kan onder druk kom weens […]
# South Africa’s farm exports increased by ten-percent in the first quarter to 60-billion-rand. Key exports include citrus, wine, and grapes. Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa chief economist Wandile Sihlobo says this is driven by improved port performance and a 14-percent rise in shipments to the US. Sihlobo warns that this boost may face […]
# Die voorsitter van die Parlement se Portefeuljekomitee oor Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Mzwandile Masina, sê Starlink is nie die enigste manier om internettoegang in Suid-Afrika uit te brei nie. Masina se kommentaar volg ná ‘n openbare debat oor Starlink se nakoming van plaaslike eienaarskapwette. Masina het klem gelê op die behoefte om ‘n reeks […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition chairperson, Mzwandile Masina says Starlink is not the only option for expanding internet access in South Africa. Masina’s comments follow public debate around Starlink’s compliance with local ownership laws. Masina emphasised the need to explore a range of technologies to bridge the digital divide. He insists […]
# Die Nasionale Mynwerkersunie veroordeel die toeken van ‘n tender vir ‘n batterybergingsprojek ter waarde van 9,5 miljard-rand aan Mulilo Energy, onder voorsitterskap van die voormalige Eskom-bedryfshoof, Jan Oberholzer. Die vakbond sê dit kom neer op ‘n ernstige belangebotsing en ondermyn openbare vertroue. Khangela Baloyi van NUM vra dat die transaksie geskrap moet word en […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers condemns the awarding of a 9.5-billion-rand battery storage project to Mulilo Energy, chaired by former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer. The union says this amounts to a serious conflict of interest and undermines public trust. NUM’s Khangela Baloyi, is calling for the deal to be scrapped and for a full […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê daadwerklike ingryping is nodig om die finansiële krisis in munisipaliteite op te los. Die uitvoerende hoof, Busisiwe Mavuso, sê in haar weeklikse nuusbrief die ouditeur-generaal se jongste verslag toon dat metro’s nie hul finansies bestuur nie. Slegs Kaapstad het ‘n skoon oudit gekry, terwyl Johannesburg en Tshwane se oudits […]
