# Eskom has concluded a three-year wage agreement with the majority unions following its central bargaining forum process. The deal, signed by the National Union of Mineworkers and Solidarity, includes a seven-percent annual salary increase and will take effect from July. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says Metalworkers union Numsa has declared a deadlock and did […]
# Developing countries have launched a new Borrowers’ Platform to strengthen debt management and amplify their voice in global finance discussions. The initiative, unveiled during the International Monetary Fund–World Bank Spring Meetings, will be supported by United Nation’s Trade and Development as secretariat. UN secretary-general António Guterres called it a breakthrough as the platform aims […]
# The Road Freight Association has criticised Transnet Port Terminals over a new container handling fuel surcharge set to take effect in May at 52-rand-per container. The association’s CEO Gavin Kelly says the charge is misleading and will increase logistics costs as containers have no engines. He warns that the added expense will be passed […]
# Die Nasionale Huis van Tradisionele en Khoi-San Leiers sê tradisionele leiers is gereed om projekte te ondersteun wat ekonomiese moontlikhede ontsluit. Hulle het deelgeneem aan die Nasionale Plaaslike Ekonomiese Ontwikkelingsberaad, wat die regering, die privaat sektor en die burgerlike samelewing betrek het om ‘n verenigde weg na plaaslike ekonomiese hervorming te skep. Woordvoerder Khanya […]
# Die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, sê die sukses van plaaslike ekonomiese ontwikkeling berus op werkende, bekwame en aanspreeklike munisipaliteite. Dit volg op die tweedaagse Nasionale Plaaslike Ekonomiese Ontwikkelingsberaad oor gesamentlike, praktiese en daadwerklke oplossings vir inklusiewe plaaslike ekonomiese groei en beter dienslewering. Hlabisa sê plaaslike regering bly die dryfkrag […]
# The National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders says traditional leaders stand ready to support and drive initiatives that unlock economic potential in communities. NHTKL participated in the National Local Economic Development Summit this week, which brought together government, the private sector, and civil society to craft a unified path towards local economic transformation. […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says the success of local economic development hinges on functional, capable, and accountable municipalities. This follows the two-day National Local Economic Development Summit, which aimed to drive coordinated, practical, and impactful solutions for inclusive local economic growth and improved service delivery. Hlabisa says local government […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal het die voorlopige likwidasieverhoor van Tongaat Hulett tot Junie uitgestel nadat ‘n nuwe befondsingsooreenkoms bereik is. Die Nywerheidsontwikkelingskorporasie het die befondsing na aanvang van die onderneming van 2,3-miljard-rand tot 2,5-miljard rand verhoog en die ondersteuningstydperk tot die einde van Junie 2026 verleng om die maatskappy se bedrywighede te help […]
# Die DA sê Eskom se stelsel vir die hantering van munisipale skuld misluk, met skuld wat nou sowat 111-miljard-rand beloop en steeds styg ondanks ‘n skuldverligtingsprogram van die Nasionale Tesourie. Die party doen ‘n beroep op ‘n parlementêre ondersoek na die nutsmaatskappy se munisipale verspreidingsooreenkomste met agentskappe, en voer aan die infasering was stadig […]
