# Electric vehicle sales in Germany rebounded in the first half of the year after a difficult 2024, even as the broader auto market slowed. After years of growth in Europe’s top auto market, sales of battery-powered cars plunged last year following the withdrawal of government subsidies and as Germany’s economy battled a slowdown. But […]
# Suid-Amerika se grootste handelsblok, Mercosur, het ’n handelsooreenkoms met die vier-nasie Europese Vryhandelsvereniging gesluit, wat ‘n vryehandel-streek van amper 300-mijoen mense skep. Die groepe het ‘n gekombineerde bruto binnelandse produk wat meer as 77-duisend-miljard-rand beloop. Die vereninging bestaan uit Switserland, Noorweë, Liechtenstein en Ysland, terwyl Mercosur uit 11 nasies, insluitend Argentinië, Brasilië, Paraguay, Uruguay […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has confirmed that Mercedes-Benz South Africa has implemented a scheduled one-month lay-off at its East London plant, which started from 24 June to 30 July. NUMSA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says this is part of annual production adjustments, not linked to US tariffs under the African Growth […]
# South America’s largest trade bloc, Mercosur, sealed a trade deal with the four-nation European Free Trade Association, establishing a free trade area that covers nearly 300 million people. The blocs have a combinded gross domestic product of more than 77-trillion-rand. The association is made up of Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, while Mercosur comprises […]
# Die DA in Mpumalanga sê hy ondersteun die ingrypingstrategieë teen die boubedryf-mafia in die provinsie. Die provinsiale Departement van Openbare Werke, Paaie en Vervoer het aangekondig ‘n nasionale beraad sal byeengeroep word om hierdie misdadige sindikate uit te roei. Die DA-lid, Teboho Sekaledi, sê bouprojekte wat vertraag is, het ‘n las geword vir belastingbetalers […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie waarsku dat veranderings aan die Reserwebank se eienaarskap beleggers kan bekommer en eiendomsregte bedreig. Chris Axelson van die Tesourie het in Kaapstad aan wetgewers gesê die skuif kan beleggings en groei benadeel en sal groot koste-gevolge hê. Die Parlement se komitee op Finansies hersien tans ‘n wetsontwerp om die staat die […]
# Eskom waarsku Suid-Afrikaners met netwerkgekoppelde sonkragstelsels om teen Maart 2026 by die Kleinskaalse Ingebedde Opwekkingsprogram te registreer, anders kan hul ontkoppeling en boetes te wagte wees. ‘n Energiekenner, Vally Padayachee, het in gesprek met die Daily Investor bevestig Eskom beplan om ‘n bybetaling in te stel, selfs vir geregistreerde sonkraggebruikers, om netwerkonderhoud te dek. […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het 98-persent van sy inkomsteteikens vir 2024/25 behaal, deur die invordering van 40,5-miljaard-rand van ‘n 41,3-miljard-rand teiken. In ‘n verklaring het adjunkburgemeester en burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies, Eugene Modise, gesê Junie was ‘n rekordmaand, met 106-persent van die maandelikse teiken wat bereik is. Die Stad koppel die sukses aan sy Aansporings- en […]
# The City of Tshwane has achieved 98-percent of its 2024/25 revenue target, collecting 40.5-billion-rand out of 41.3-billion-rand. In a statement, deputy mayor of Tshwane and mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise, says June marked a record-breaking month, with 106-percent of the monthly goal reached. The City credits the success to its Incentive and […]
