# Build One South Africa says the withdrawal of the proposed VAT hike is a victory for principled leadership and collaborative governance. The party believes it played a key role in negotiations that led to Finance minister Enoch Godongwana reversing the decision, with responsible parties working to protect struggling households. Party leader Mmusi Maimane says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their countries, working together in key areas including trade, energy, and education. During talks at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the two leaders discussed ways to expand bilateral relations and explore joint projects in key sectors. Ramaphosa also pledged […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa en sy Amerikaanse ampsgenoot, Donald Trump, het ooreengekom om binnekort te vergader oor die toenemende spanning tussen die twee lande. Dit is aangevuur deur verskille oor die oorlog in Oekraïne, handelsbande en Suid-Afrika se Onteieningswet. Dit het gelei tot besnoeiings in Amerikaanse hulp. Die Oekraïnse president, Volodimir Zelensky, is op ‘n […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump have agreed to meet soon to ease growing tensions between the two countries. The rift, driven by differences over the Ukraine war, trade, and South Africa’s Expropriation Act, which Trump claims targets white farmers, has led to cuts in US aid. During Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê gesprekke met die Oekraïnse president, Volodimir Zelensky, sal fokus op die versekering van markte vir Suid-Afrikaanse produkte en toegang tot graan en kunsmis. Zelensky is op ‘n staatsbesoek aan Suid-Afrika. Die besprekings het ten doel om globale ontwrigtings in die voorsieningsketting op te los, wat veroorsaak is […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kamer van Handel en Nywerheid het minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, se besluit om die voorgestelde 0,5-persentasiepunt BTW-verhoging terug te trek, verwelkom. Terwyl hy die besluit prys, waarsku uitvoerende hoof Alan Mukoki, dat dit nie Suid-Afrika se ernstige skuld- en begrotingsuitdagings oplos nie. Mukoki beklemtoon die behoefte aan kundige finansiële ontleding op […]
# Die Patriotic Alliance het die DA gekritiseer omdat hy krediet vat vir die skrap van die 0,5-persentasiepunt BTW-verhoging. Volgens die party het die DA gepoog om die BTW-verhoging uit te buit deur aan te dring op privatisering en ander politieke eise, soos die verwydering van die Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering en die Wysigingswet op Basiese Onderwyswette. […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will focus on securing markets for South African produce and ensuring access to grain and fertilizer. Zelensky is on a state visit to South Africa. The discussions aim to address global supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Steenhuisen stressed […]
# Die Wetenskaplike en Nywerheids-navorsingsraad, in vennootskap met Use-It Waste Beneficiation en Key Bricks, het ‘n koste-doeltreffende boublok bekendgestel wat uit 70-persent herwonne bou-afval en glas vervaardig is. Die herwinbare ineenskakel-bakstene wat in KwaZulu-Natal tentoongestel is, benodig geen sement nie en vereenvoudig bouwerk. Dit het ten doel om behuisingskoste te verminder, onwettige storting te bekamp, […]
