# Metalworkers union Numsa says the Eastern Cape faces a deepening jobs crisis as tyre manufacturer Goodyear South Africa moves to close its manufacturing plant in Uitenhage. Over 900 workers are expected to be affected. The union warns that this will worsen unemployment in the province, which already stands at 42-percent. Numsa’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says […]
# Die uitvoerende hoof van die Black Business Council, Kganki Matabane, sê die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid moet terugvoer gee aan die afgevaardigdes by sy beraad rondom wat daar tot dusver bereik is. Die beraad het ten doel om sake-, politieke leiers en die burgerlike samelewing byeen te bring om vordering, transformasie en uitdagings waarmee […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has highlighted that Black farmers contribute only about ten-percent to South Africa’s commercial agricultural output, underscoring the need for greater inclusion. Speaking on the sidelines of the Black Business Council summit, Steenhuisen emphasised that while many black farmers are active, they often operate on a smaller scale and require more […]
# Black Business Council CEO Kganki Matabane says the Government of National Unity should report back on its achievements to delegates attending the Black Business Council Summit. The summit aims to bring business, political leaders, and civil society together to discuss progress, transformation, and challenges facing Black businesses and South Africa’s economic development. Matabane explains […]
# Die Internasionale Energie-agentskap sê wêreldwye belegging in energie gaan vanjaar tot ʼn rekordbedrag van 59-duisend-miljard-rand styg te midde van ekonomiese onsekerheid en kommer oor energiesekerheid. Hernubare bronne, kernkrag, kragnetwerke, energieberging, laekoolstof-brandstof en energiedoeltreffendheid sal die grootste beleggingsareas wees, terwyl beleggings in olie, aardgas en steenkool waarskynlik sal afneem. Die agentskap sê China bly die […]
# The International Energy Agency says global energy investment is set to increase to a record 59-trillion-rand this year, amid economic uncertainty and energy security concerns. Renewables, nuclear power, power grids, energy storage, low-carbon fuels, and energy efficiency will be the main areas of net investment. Investment in oil, natural gas, and coal is set […]
# Die adjunkminister van Finansies, Ashor Sarupen, het die aanbevelings van die Organisasie vir Ekonomiese Samewerking en Ontwikkeling se opname verwelkom en sê Suid-Afrika werk reeds aan volhoubare staatsfinansies. Die opname is ʼn onafhanklike en internasionale portuur-evaluering van die land se makro-ekonomiese neigings, strukturele hervorming en beleidsprobleme. Dit stel onder andere voor dat die land strenger […]
# Finance deputy minister, Ashor Sarupen, has welcomed the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Economic Survey, saying South Africa is already working towards achieving sustainable public finances. The survey is an independent and internationally peer-reviewed assessment of the country’s macroeconomic trends, structural reforms, and policy challenges. It suggested, among other recommendations, that […]
# Die regering verwelkom die parlementêre staande komitee oor Finansies se goedkeuring van die fiskale raamwerk en inkomstevoorstelle onderliggend aan die 2025-begroting. Die aanvaarding van die raamwerk is ʼn belangrike stap in die begrotingsproses. Die raamwerk stel ekonomiese beleid en inkomste-vooruitskattings vas en plaas beperkings op staatsbesteding. Regeringswoordvoerder, Nomonde Mnukwa, sê elke rand in die […]
