# Volgens die Withuis sal die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump en China se president Xi Jinping waarskynlik later hierdie week hulle langverwagte telefoniese gesprek voer, met handelsspanning tussen die wêreld se twee grootste ekonomieë wat toeneem. Trump het verlede week verdere spanning met China aangewakker toe hy die wêreld se tweede grootste ekonomie beskuldig het […]
# The DA is calling for deeper cuts to red tape delaying renewable energy projects. According to the party, the Western Cape is working to speed up environmental approvals, but national rules are still too strict, and some projects take too long to process. The DA’s Dave Bryant wants a formal deal with the national […]
# Suid-Afrika se ekonomie het met slegs 0,1-persent in die eerste drie maande van die jaar gegroei. Die landbousektor, met ‘n groei van byna 16-persent danksy goeie reën, was die hoofdryfveer en het gehelp om ‘n inkrimping in die bruto binnelandse produk te vermy. Mynbou en vervaardiging het die ekonomie egter afgetrek, met dalings in […]
# South Africa’s economy grew by just 0.1-percent in the first three months of the year. The agricultural sector was the main driver, growing by nearly 16-percent thanks to good rains, which helped avoid a contraction in gross domestic product. However, mining and manufacturing dragged the economy down, with declines in key products like platinum […]
# The White House says US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will likely hold a long-awaited call later this week, as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies ratchet back up. Trump reignited strains with China last week when he accused the world’s second-biggest economy of violating a deal that had […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof gaan vandag die EFF se dringende aansoek aanhoor om die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana te keer om die brandstofheffing in te stel. Die minister het verlede maand in sy begrotingstoespraak ‘n 15-sent per liter verhoging vir diesel en 16-sent-per liter vir petrol aangekondig. Die EFF voer aan die verhogingsproses was […]
# The Western Cape High Court is today set to hear the EFF’s urgent bid to block Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s fuel levy hike. Last month in his budget speech, the minister announced increases of 15-cents per litre for diesel and 16-cents per litre for petrol respectively. In its founding affidavit, the EFF argues that […]
# Landbou-uitvoere in Suid-Afrika het in die eerste kwartaal met tien-persent tot 60-miljard-rand gestyg. Belangrike uitvoere sluit in sitrus, wyn en druiwe. Die Landbousakekamer van Suid-Afrika se hoofekonoom, Wandile Sihlobo, sê dit word aangedryf deur beter haweprestasie en ‘n 14-persent styging in verskepings na die VSA. Sihlobo waarsku hierdie verbetering kan onder druk kom weens […]
# South Africa’s farm exports increased by ten-percent in the first quarter to 60-billion-rand. Key exports include citrus, wine, and grapes. Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa chief economist Wandile Sihlobo says this is driven by improved port performance and a 14-percent rise in shipments to the US. Sihlobo warns that this boost may face […]
