# The Department of Health says government is committed to responding to exceptional domestic and geopolitical pricing pressures affecting the pharmaceutical sector. This comes as the single exit price of medicines and scheduled substances is set to increase by 2.88-percent from tomorrow, which is the second adjustment this year. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says […]
# Die Motorbedryf-werkswinkelvereniging sê die toenemende teenwoordigheid van tradisionele en hibriede inprop-voertuie wys dat die tegnologiese oorgang reeds goed aan die gang is. Suid-Afrika se gebruikte-voertuigkleinhandelmark is ʼn steunpilaar van die ekonomie en ondersteun meer as 270-duisend werke by sowat 23-duisend ondernemings. Die vereniging se woordvoerder, Pieter Niemand, sê voorbereiding vir die gebruikte-voertuigmark in elektriese […]
# The Motor Industry Workshop Association says the growing presence of traditional and plug-in hybrid vehicles demonstrates that the technological transition is already well underway. South Africa’s automotive retail aftermarket is a fundamental pillar of the economy, supporting more than 270-thousand jobs across approximately 23-thousand employer businesses. The association’s spokesperson Pieter Niemand says preparing the aftermarket […]
# Die VSA het Kanadese invoere ter waarde van bykans 16,4-miljard-rand, insluitend alkoholiese drank, suiwelprodukte en motorfietse, verbied. Dit dien as vergelding vir Kanada se instelling van tariewe op ‘n reeks Amerikaanse goedere vroeër vandeesmaand, ná ‘n mislukking in handelsamesprekings. Ongeveer 93-persent van alle Kanadese drankuitvoere in 2025 was na die VSA. President Donald Trump […]
# The US has banned nearly 16.4-billion-rand worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. This is in retaliation for Canada’s implementation of tariffs on a range of American goods earlier this month following a breakdown in trade talks. About 93-percent of all Canadian liquor exports in 2025 were sold to the […]
# Mpumalanga businessman Joe Sibanyoni has invoked his right against self-incrimination at the Madlanga Commission. Sibanyoni refused to answer questions on an alleged two-million-rand extortion scheme linked to businessman Thomas Ntuli on the Moloto Road project. He claims testifying could prejudice his ongoing criminal case in the Delmas Magistrate’s Court, repeatedly demanding immunity. Evidence leader […]
# The DA says the frequency and duration of power outages in Tshwane may breach the city’s electricity distribution licence conditions. The party has lodged a complaint with the energy regulator Nersa, calling for an investigation into the city’s electricity supply. The DA’s Cilliers Brink says Tshwane experiences about one-thousand-600 power interruptions a month, with […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the unemployment crisis is being worsened by government policies, including the recent increase in the repo rate. The association’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola argues the rate hike from seven-percent to 7.25-percent will make borrowing more expensive and could hurt the motor industry by reducing demand for vehicles. Hlubi-Majola calls for […]
# Die Mpumalanga-sakeman, Joe Sibanyoni het hom by die Madlanga-kommissie op sy reg beroep om homself nie te inkrimineer nie. Sibanyoni het geweier om vrae te beantwoord oor ‘n beweerde afpersingskema van twee-miljoen-rand wat met die sakeman Thomas Ntuli en die Molotoweg-projek verband hou. Hy beweer sy getuienis voor die kommissie kan sy hangende strafsaak […]
