# AfriForum says the new 30-percent US tariffs on South African exports are the result of the ANC-led government’s failure to address human rights concerns, particularly those affecting minorities. The civil rights organisation blames racially discriminatory policies like black economic empowerment as a key sticking point in US negotiations. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says they […]
# Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is disappointed by US President Donald Trump’s decision to increase tariffs on Canadian goods to 35-percent. The US leader had warned of trade consequences for Canada after Carney announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September. In an executive order, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het dringende ondersteunende maatreëls aangekondig om Suid-Afrikaanse ondernemings en werksgeleenthede te beskerm teen die uitwerking van dreigende Amerikaanse tariefverhogings. Ramaphosa het in die Uniegebou gesê Suid-Afrika se posisie as Afrika se grootste ekonomie en nywerheidsekonomie veroorsaak dat die land ‘n potensiële teiken is. Hy het ‘n tweeledige benadering bevestig, naamlik moeilike […]
# Statistieke SA sê besigheidslikwidasies is in Junie sewe-persent hoër as ‘n jaar gelede. Maatskappysluitings het met agt-persent gestyg, terwyl likwidasies van beslote korporasies met een-persent gestyg het. Onica Mushwana van Stats SA sê daar was in die eerste helfte van die jaar ‘n geringe algehele daling van een-persent in totale likdwidasies in vergelyking met […]
# Die vakbond GIWUSA verwelkom die besluit van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se Monetêre Beleidskomitee om rentekoerse met 25-basispunte te verlaag. Die terugkoopkoers is die koers waarteen die sentrale bank geld aan kommersiële banke leen en dit staan tans op sewe-persent, met die prima uitleenkoers wat verlaag is tot 10,5-persent. GIWUSA se president, Mametlwe Sebei, sê […]
# Statistics South Africa says business liquidations rose by seven-percent in June 2025 compared to the same month last year. Company closures increased by eight cases, while close corporation liquidations rose by one. Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says for the first half of the year, there was a slight overall decrease of one-percent in total […]
# Union federation Saftu is calling for a national employment strategy that ties monetary policy to a broader industrialisation plan, ensuring job creation through state-led investment and local industry support. This follows the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to seven-percent. Saftu’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani, says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê intense onderhandelings is aan die gang met Amerika terwyl lande steeds vir president Donald Trump se besluit oor tariewe wag. Ramaphosa het in die Uniegebou gesê Suid-Afrika het ‘n pakket voorgelê wat vra vir vrystellings vir belangrike uitvoerprodukte soos voertuie, staal, aluminium en sitrus, terwyl dit wedersydse belegging aanmoedig. Hy […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced urgent supportive measures to protect South African businesses and jobs from the impact of possible US tariff hikes. Speaking at the Union Buildings, Ramaphosa said South Africa’s position as Africa’s largest and most industrialised economy makes it a likely target. He confirmed a two-pronged approach including tough negotiations with […]
