# The DA says it will fight vehemently against the draft Public Procurement regulations. The regulations state that companies that wish to do business with the government must demonstrate that a large percentage of their prior procurement was with majority black-owned businesses. The DA says that when public procurement does not focus primarily on value […]
# Solidarity says its court case to challenge the constitutionality of the Public Procurement Act is of critical importance to every taxpayer and service user. The draft General Public Procurement Regulations have been published for public comment. It proposes new black economic empowerment rules for companies wishing to do business with government. Solidarity’s Theuns du […]
# Apple se uitvoerende hoof, Tim Cook, tree na 15 jaar af en die senior visepresident van apparatuur, John Ternus, neem by hom oor. Cook het in Maart 1998 by Apple aangesluit en is in Augustus 2011, kort voor die dood van die medestigter Steve Jobs, as uitvoerende hoof aangestel. Onder Cook se leiding het […]
# Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down after 15 years, with senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, named as his successor. Cook first joined Apple in March 1998 and was named CEO in August 2011, shortly before the death of co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook, who led the company to be valued at […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê toerisme is ʼn sterk faktor in Suid-Afrika se pogings vir ekonomiese groei en werkskepping. Die sektor het verlede jaar 10,5-miljoen besoekers aangeteken wat nege-persent tot die bruto binnelandse produk bygedra en byna ʼn miljoen werksgeleenthede geskep het. BLSA se uitvoerende hoof, Busiswe Mavuso, sê met die konflik in die […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says the tourism sector is a strength in the country’s efforts to grow the economy and create jobs. The sector recorded 10.5-million visitors last year, contributing nine-percent of gross domestic product and nearly one-million jobs. BLSA CEO Busiswe Mavuso says that with the Middle East conflict, South Africa is well-positioned […]
# Foot and Mouth Disease Response South Africa is calling for urgent private-sector involvement to help procure and distribute the 14-million vaccine doses needed to curb the livestock outbreak. The group’s spokesperson, Andrew Morphew, warns the government’s plan to vaccinate 80-percent of cattle within a year is too slow, and red tape and centralised control […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the government may extend the temporary fuel levy relief for up to two more months but cannot afford long-term support due to budget constraints. According to News24 Godongwana stated the current three-rand per litre cut in the fuel levy, which costs about six-billion-rand a month, is due to end […]
# Rating agency Moody’s has placed the City of Johannesburg’s credit rating on review for a possible downgrade, citing concerns over governance and liquidity risks. This follows the suspension of the city’s bonds by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange after delays in publishing audited financial statements on time. According to News24 Moody’s says the decision has […]
