# RISE Mzansi is calling for a principled, values-based fresh approach to tackling South Africa-US relations, following the appointment of Roelf Meyer as ambassador to Washington. The party’s spokesperson, Mabine Seabe, says Meyer’s primary mandate must be economic diplomacy. He says the stakes for South African workers and businesses have never been higher, with over […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het vertrek op ‘n werksbesoek aan Spanje om die sterk diplomatieke bande tussen die lande te herbevestig en geleenthede te verken om persoonlike bande te versterk. Hy gaan na verwagting vir koning Felipe besoek en bilaterale onderhandelings voer met president Pedro Sánchez. Bilaterale handel tussen die twee lande het tussen 2022 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has embarked on a working visit to Spain to reaffirm the strong diplomatic relations between the two countries and explore opportunities to strengthen people-to-people ties. He is expected to hold an audience with King Felipe the Sixth and engage in bilateral talks with Spain’s president, Pedro Sánchez. Bilateral trade between the two […]
# Cosatu vra groter regerings-ingryping om die ekonomie te beskerm teen die verwagte verdere gevolge van die Midde-Oosterse oorlog. Die vakbondfederasie sê die jongste berigte van die Sentrale Energiefonds dui daarop dat petrolpryse volgende maand met drie-rand per liter gaan styg, diesel met tien-rand en lampolie met sewe-rand. Woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê dis nog ‘n […]
# COSATU urges more government interventions to cushion the economy from further expected fallouts from the Middle Eastern war. The union federation says latest reports from the Central Energy Fund warn of additional hikes of over three-rand per liter for petrol, ten-rand for diesel and seven-rand for paraffin next month. Spokesperson Matthew Parks says this is […]
# China se ekonomie het in die eerste drie maande vanjaar met vyf-persent gegroei en oortref alle verwagtinge te midde van die Israel/Amerikaanse oorlog in Iran. Die verbetering vanaf 4,5-persent in die vorige kwartaal word toegeskryf aan vervaardiging, voertuie en ander uitvoere. China is die wêreld se tweede grootste ekonomie en die wêreld se grootste […]
# China’s economy expanded by five-percent in the first three months of the year, exceeding expectations amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. The rebound from a weaker expansion of 4.5-percent in the previous quarter was driven by manufacturing, cars, and other exports. China is the world’s second-largest economy and the world’s largest oil importer. The National […]
# Die Nasionale Unie van Mynwerkers het Eskom se loonaanbod van sewe-persent aanvaar. Dit volg na maande lange onderhandelinge by die Sentrale Bedingingsforum waar die vakbond aanvanklik ʼn 15-persent verhoging en beter voordele geëis het. Die huidige loonooreenkoms van drie jaar verstryk in Junie. Die vakbond Numsa het reeds die loonaanbod verwerp. Die NUM se […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers has accepted Eskom’s seven-percent wage offer. This follows months of deliberation at the Central Bargaining Forum, where the union originally demanded a 15-percent pay hike, along with improved benefits. The current three-year wage agreement is set to expire in June. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has […]
