# US President Donald Trump has expressed concern about the weakness of the Japanese yen during a meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama saids Takaichi told Trump an undervalued yen is problematic. The two leaders met in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Katayama said […]
# Industrial Gas Users Association-South Africa has called for the development of alternative liquified natural gas infrastructure as South Africa is already stepping towards a gas shortage. The association’s CEO Jaco Human warns industrial users could face declining supplies from Mozambique later this decade. More than 300 industrial users in Gauteng and Mpumalanga face a […]
# Die Vryemarkstigting sê Suid-Afrika kan Amerika nie soos ‘n vloerlap behandel terwyl hy hom aktief by Amerikaanse teenstanders skaar nie. Die organisasie het ‘n afvaardiging na Amerika gestuur en verklaar dat hy Amerikaanse ampsgenote wil inlig oor toestande in Suid-Afrika wat steeds die verhoudinge skaad. Amerika het verlede week nuwe visumbeperkings ingestel teen Suid-Afrikaners […]
# The Free Market Foundation says South Africa cannot treat the US as a doormat while actively aligning with American adversaries. It has sent a delegation to the US, saying it wants to inform American counterparts about the conditions inside South Africa that continue to damage relations. Last week, the US imposed new visa restrictions targeting […]
# Standard Bank sê die Reserwebank se besluit om die rentekoers met 25 basispunte te verhoog, kom op ʼn moeilike tyd vir boere wat reeds deurloop onder hoë brandstof-, kunsmis- en ander insetkoste. Die styging is daarop gemik om inflasie onder beheer te hou. Brendan Jacobs van Standard Bank sê voortslepende onsekerheid in die wêreld […]
# Standard Bank says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points comes at a difficult time, with farmers already facing higher fuel, fertiliser and other input costs. The rate increase is aimed at keeping inflation under control. Standard Bank’s Brendan Jacobs says continued uncertainty in global oil markets and the […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap sê boumafias vertraag nie net infrastruktuurprojekte nie, maar steel ook werkgeleenthede, beleggings en geleenthede van gemeenskappe. Sewe gevalle van afdreiging, 14 van intimidasie en sewe van geweld is tussen 2021 en verlede maand in provinsiale regerings-infrastruktuurprojekte aangemeld. Dirk Wessels van die DA sê drie van die sewe gevalle van […]
# MeatCo in Namibia has suspended further beef exports and slaughter operations following the confirmation of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Ten cattle tested positive at a commercial farm in the Karasburg state veterinary district in the Khara region. This led to government introducing control measures, including the suspension of imports and exports of cloven-hoofed animals. […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says construction mafias are not only holding up infrastructure projects, but also stealing jobs, investment and opportunity from communities. Seven incidents of extortion, 14 of intimidation and seven of violence have been recorded on provincial government infrastructure projects between 2021 and last month. The DA’s Dirk Wessels says […]
