# AfriForum het ‘n regsbrief aan Eskom gestuur, waarin hulle duidelikheid oor die regulasies wat die registrasie van kleinmaat ingeboude kragopwekkers onder 100 kilowatt vereis. Deidré Steffens van AfriForum bevraagteken die regsgrondslag vir Eskom se afdwinging van hierdie vereiste en moontlike strawwe vir nie-nakoming. Sy sê die organisasie versoek ‘n antwoord teen 18 April, en […]
# AfriForum has sent a legal letter to Eskom, seeking clarity on the regulations mandating the registration of small-scale embedded generators under 100 kilowatts. AfriForum’s Deidré Steffens questions the legal basis for Eskom’s enforcement of this requirement and potential penalties for non-compliance. She says the organisation requests a response by 18 April, reserving the right […]
# Die GOOD Party sê hy sal konstruktiewe alternatiewe bied in die nasionale begroting vir die BTW-verhoging en die inkomste verskuiwing van persoonlike belastingkerwe. Die party stel voor om inkomste te verhoog deur belastingvoordele vir die rykes te verminder, die werkersbelastingaansporing te kanselleer, en om tekorte moontlik te dek deur reserwes te gebruik. Op die […]
# The GOOD Party says it will provide constructive alternatives to the VAT increase and personal income tax bracket creep in the national budget. The party proposes raising revenue by reducing tax breaks for the wealthy, scrapping the employment tax incentive, and possibly using reserves to cover shortfalls. In the medium term, GOOD secretary-general Brett […]
# Kanada het ‘n klagte by die Wêreldhandelsorganisasie gelê oor die swaar tariewe wat Amerikaanse president Donald Trump ingestel het op motorinvoere. Die organisasie sê Kanada het die Verenigde State gevra vir konsultasies oor geskille rondom Amerikaanse maatreëls wat ‘n belasting van 25-persent op Kanadese motors en motoronderdele plaas. Kanada se regering het in sy […]
# Canada has launched a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over the steep tariff imposed on car imports by US president Donald Trump. The WTO says Canada has requested dispute consultations with the United States concerning US measures imposing a 25-percent duty on automobiles and automobile parts from Canada. In the request, the Canadian […]
# Die VSA se minister van Handel het die land se besluit verdedig om tariewe te hef op ‘n groep onbewoonde eilande met slegs pikkewyne en robbe. Howard Lutnick het aan CBS gesê die tariewe op die Heard en McDonald eilande is ingestel om “belaglike skuiwergate” toe maak en sal ander lande keer om skeepsvrag […]
# The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country’s decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands with only penguins and seals. Howard Lutnick told CBS the imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close “ridiculous loopholes” and would prevent other countries from shipping through the islands to […]
# The Western Cape’s trade and investment agency, Wesgro, has announced its commitment to supporting local exporters facing new US tariffs. The US has imposed a 31-percent tariff on South African goods, affecting key exports like citrus and wine. In 2024, the US accounted for eight-percent of the province’s exports, totaling 16.2-billion-rand. Wesgro has launched […]
