# Transnet says it is ready to handle increased fruit export volumes at the Cape Town Container Terminal, which serves as a key link between Western Cape producers and international markets. This comes as the deciduous fruit season has been forecasted to increase by three-percent in export table grapes, pomegranates, stone fruits, berries, apples, and pears […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê te midde van wêreldwye ekonomiese onsekerheid is dit belangriker as ooit dat Suid-Afrika sy handel- en beleggingsbande diversifiseer. Die president was verlede week op ʼn staatsbesoek aan Indonesië, Maleisië en Viëtnam. In 2024 was die gesamentlike handelswaarde tussen Suid-Afrika en hierdie drie lande 83-miljard-rand. Ramaphosa sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief […]
# Die Absa-verkrygingsbestuurdersindeks toon dat Suid-Afrika se vervaardigingsektor in Oktober weer gekrimp het. Die indeks het gedaal tot 49,2-punte vanaf 50,8 in September, met beide handelsaktiwiteit en nuwe verkoopsbestellings wat tot onder groeivlakke gedaal het. Uitvoere bly swak, en indiensneming het laag gebly, wat versigtige aanstellings weerspieël. Ekonome van die Buro vir Ekonomiese Navorsing waarsku […]
# Die munisipale werkersunie, Samwu, sê hy is reg bewys nadat die Stad Tshwane se aansoek om die betaling van die 2021/2022 salarisverhogings te vermy, van die hand gewys is. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Plaaslike Regeringsbedingingsraad het die stad beveel om die 3,5-persent-salarisaanpassing, insluitend agterstallige betaling, binne ses maande te uit te voer. Samwu se Dumisane Magagula […]
# Standard Bank het sy kitsgeld-uitbetalingsnetwerk na meer as 400-duisend toegangspunte regoor Suid-Afrika uitgebrei, met ‘n fokus op landelike en semi-stedelike gemeenskappe. Ron Derby van Standard Bank sê die bank mik daarna om deur sy samewerking met Flash, OTT en Shop2Shop, finansiële insluiting te bevorder en klein besighede te ondersteun. Derby sê kitsgeldtransaksies het met […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says in the midst of global economic uncertainty, it has become more important than ever for South Africa to diversify its trade and investment relations. The president embarked on a state visit to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam last week. The combined value of trade between South Africa and these three countries in […]
# Municipal union, Samwu, says it has been vindicated after the City of Tshwane’s application to avoid paying the 2021/2022 salary increases was dismissed. The South African Local Government Bargaining Council ordered the city to implement the 3.5-percent pay adjustment, including back pay, within six months. Samwu’s Dumisane Magagula is also calling for the reinstatement […]
# Standard Bank has expanded its Instant Money Cashout network to over 400-thousand access points across South Africa, focusing on rural and peri-urban communities. Standard Bank’s Ron Derby says partnering with Flash, OTT, and Shop2Shop, the bank aims to boost financial inclusion and support small businesses. Derby says instant money transactions have surged 169-percent in […]
# The Absa purchasing managers’ index shows South Africa’s manufacturing sector slipping back into contraction in October. The index dropped to 49.2 points from 50.8 in September, with both business activity and new sales orders falling below growth levels. Exports remain weak, and employment has stayed low, reflecting cautious hiring. Bureau for Economic Research economists […]
