# South Africa’s wine growers are cautiously optimistic for a good 2027 harvest following an above-average crop this year. Early signs show healthy vineyard growth and generally enough water. However, weather conditions, including possible El Niño effects, could influence the final crop. South Africa Wine executive Gerard Martin says it is too early to predict […]
# The United Nations says the number of people living in multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2-billion. According to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index, this is 51.5-million more than last year. Of this number, 617-million are children and 83-percent live in rural areas. UN Development Programme administrator Alexander […]
# Solidariteit verwelkom die DA en Vryheidsfront Plus se beplande optrede in die regering van nasionale eenheid oor die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika. Die VF Plus het formeel ‘n geskil verklaar, terwyl die DA sê die saak sal op die kabinetsagenda geplaas word met die moontlikheid om tot geskil verklaar te word. […]
# Die kredietgraderingsagentskap, Moody’s, sê hy kan Suid-Afrika ʼn beter gradering gee as sy fiskale prestasie aanhou verbeter. Die agentskap het in Mei die land se oorkoepelende kredietgradering van bestendig na positief aangepas terwyl sy langtermyn-gradering vir plaaslike en buitelandse valuta op BA-2 bly. Moody’s se visepresident, Evan Wohlmann, sê die voorspelling berus op die […]
# Credit ratings agency Moody’s says it could upgrade South Africa’s rating if fiscal performance continues to improve. In May, the agency revised the country’s sovereign credit rating outlook from stable to positive, while affirming its domestic and foreign-currency long-term ratings at Ba2. Moody’s vice president Evan Wohlmann says the baseline forecast was for debt […]
# Solidarity has welcomed the DA and Freedom Front Plus’ planned action within the Government of National Unity regarding the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The FF Plus has formally declared a dispute within the GNU, while the DA has indicated that the matter will be placed on the Cabinet agenda, with the potential to […]
# Die stroomdiens-reus, Netflix, gaan ses-persent van sy arbeidsmag, of sowat een-duisend werknemers aflê wat die meeste is sedert 2022. Die stap raak hoofsaaklik sy menslikehulpbron-, reg-, produk- en tegnologie-spanne. Netflix se mede-bestuurshoofde, Greg Peters en Ted Sarandos, hou vol die sakeonderneming is gesond, maar hulle moet voorkeur gee aan waar personeel en hulpbronne ingespan […]
# Streaming giant Netflix is set to cut six-percent of its workforce, or roughly one-thousand employees, its biggest layoffs since 2022. This will mainly affect human resources, legal, product and technology teams. Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos maintain the business is strong, but they need to be disciplined about where they prioritise staff […]
# Sakeliga has taken its legal challenge against the Property Practitioners Act to the Constitutional Court, seeking to overturn parts of the law’s licensing requirements. This follows a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria that declared the requirement for property practitioners to provide black economic empowerment certificates invalid. Sakeliga’s Anton Meijer wants property developers, bond brokers […]
