# The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions has deregistered one-thousand-983 members for failing to meet continuing professional development requirements. They can no longer legally operate in the built environment sector. Despite five years of support initiatives, the council says compliance is essential to ensure competence and safety. The council urges […]
# Die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge sê hy gaan aan die DA, die VF Plus en die ACDP skryf oor hoe belangrik dit is om voorskrifte oor swart ekonomiese bemagtiging in openbare verkrygingsbeleid te skrap. Die instituut het verlede week die EFF en die MK-party oor dieselfde kwessie genader. Hy sê die skrapping van hierdie beleid […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says it will be writing to the leaders of the DA, FF Plus and ACDP, to set out the importance of scrapping black economic empowerment premiums in public procurement policies. The institute approached the EFF and MK Party on the same issue last week. The IRR says scrapping BEE […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het die 2014-kontrak tussen Transnet en Wabtec South Africa Technologies tersyde gestel. Dit hou verband met die verkryging van 233 diesellokomotiewe ter waarde van agt-miljard-rand. Die hof het die 2014-verkrygingsooreenkoms en gepaardgaande subkontrakte ongeldig verklaar. As deel van die skikkingsooreenkoms sal Transnet die 233 diesellokomotiewe behou wat Wabtec gelewer het. […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has set aside the 2014 contract between Transnet and Wabtec South Africa Technologies. This is in relation to the procurement of 233 diesel locomotives worth eight-billion-rand. The court declared that the 2014 locomotive supply agreement and its associated subcontracts were invalid. As part of the settlement agreement, Transnet will […]
# Die Wêreldhandelsorganisasie waarsku president Donald Trump se omvattende globale tariewe gaan internasionale handel vanjaar kniehalter. Sedert 5 April geld ʼn basiese tarief van tien-persent op byna alle invoere na Amerika, alhoewel sommige lande en goedere hiervan uitgesluit is. Die organisasie het voorheen verwag wêreldwye handel gaan vanjaar met 2,7-persent groei, maar voorspel nou dit […]
# The World Trade Organisation has warned that US President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs will reverse international trade this year. A baseline tariff of ten-percent on almost all imports to the US kicked in on April 5th, although some countries and goods are exempt. The WTO previously expected global goods trade to expand by […]
# China het aan Amerika gesê hy moet ophou dreig en afpers nadat die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, gesê het dit hang van Beijing af om na die onderhandelingstafel te kom om die beëindiging van hul handelsoorlog te bespreek. Trump het nuwe tariewe van tot 145-persent op talle Chinese invoere ingestel. Die woordvoerder van Buitelandse […]
# China told the United States to “stop threatening and blackmailing” after US president Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table to discuss ending their trade war. Trump has slapped new tariffs of up to 145-percent on many Chinese imports. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian says if the […]
