# The Minerals Council South Africa is focused on mining sector transformation, compliance and performance growth. CEO Mzila Mthenjane highlighted the importance of the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill to foster investment in exploration and mine development. He emphasised progress despite challenges like electricity costs and regulatory delays. Mthenjane says discussions continue […]
# Transnet has initiated a request for qualification to select a private partner for a new rail leasing company, ‘LeaseCo,’ aimed at supplying rolling stock to private train operating companies. This move is part of South Africa’s rail reform programme, aimed at improving competitiveness and encouraging private sector investment. This comes amid efforts to open […]
# BankservAfrica se aanwyser vir ekonomiese transaksies het verlede maand ‘n effense styging getoon en 137,1 punte bereik – ‘n styging van 0,3-persent vanaf Februarie. Hierdie styging dui op ‘n gunstige kleinhandelomgewing, ondersteun deur wesensinflasie wat tans laag is op 3.2-persent en die prima-uitleenkoers wat 75-basispunte laer is as ‘n jaar gelede. Die data dui […]
# The South African National Petroleum Company is set to operate as a fully-fledged Central Energy Fund subsidiary. This follows a reached agreement with employees of the merging entities, including iGas, PetroSA, and SFF. The company aims to oversee South Africa’s petroleum resources, enhancing energy security and economic growth. The petroleum company says a phased […]
# The United Democratic Movement in the Eastern Cape has expressed serious concern over the province’s latest audit outcomes. Despite past gains, clean audits dropped from 12 to 9 in 2023/24. UDM’s Bulelani Bobotyane, condemned recurring failures in Health and Education, citing poor planning and weak governance. With over three-billion-rand lost to irregular, wasteful, and […]
# BankservAfrica’s Economic Transactions Index has recorded a slight increase last month, reaching 137.1 points. This is a 0.3-percent rise from February. This uptick suggests a favourable retail environment, supported by low headline inflation at 3.2-percent and a 75-basis point lower prime rate compared to the previous year. The data also indicates a growing weakness […]
# Die GOOD Party sê hy het ‘n opbouende dialoog met die ANC gehad oor die begrotingsdooiepunt. Die regering van nasionale eenheid is verdeel, met die DA en Vryheidsfront Plus wat die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, se fiskale raamwerk verwerp weens die voorgestelde nul-komma-vyf-persent-verhoging in BTW. GOOD se sekretaris-generaal, Brett Herron, sê hulle glo […]
# The GOOD Party says it has engaged in a constructive dialogue with the ANC regarding the current budget impasse. The government of national unity has been divided, with the DA and Freedom Front Plus rejecting Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s fiscal policy framework, due to the proposed 0.5-percent value-added tax increase. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett […]
# Die IVP het ‘n bilaterale gesprek met die DA aangevra om sy posisie te verstaan oor die dooiepunt met die begroting. Die ANC en DA – die twee grootste partye in die regering van nasionale eenheid – is verdeel oor verskeie kwessies, veral oor die beoogde BTW-verhoging. Die DA het met regstappe begin teen […]
