# Die Chinese Ministerie van Buitelandse Sake sê sanksies en ander vorms van druk los nie internasionale geskille op nie. Amerika het nuwe ekonomiese sanksies teen Iran ingestel, geteiken op digitale bates, tegnologie, goud, die lugvaartbedryf en skeepsvaart. Washington waarsku enige land wat finansieel saamwerk met Teheran kan uitgesluit word. Iran se grootste handelsvennote sluit […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa has lowered its 2026 orange export forecasts, citing severe weather, geopolitical tensions, market disruptions and logistics challenges. Valencia orange estimates have been cut by eight-percent to 58-million cartons, while Navel oranges are down 19-percent to 24-point-three-million cartons. Total citrus exports are now expected at 197-point-nine-million 15-kilogram cartons. […]
# Die rand het vanoggend die eerste keer in byna ses maande tot die belangrike vlak van onder 16-rand teenoor die Amerikaanse dollar versterk. Ontleders skryf dit toe aan ‘n swakker Amerikaanse dollar, stygende goud- en platinumpryse, asook sterk buitelandse belangstelling in Suid-Afrikaanse staatseffekte. Volgens Investec is sowat 63,7-miljard-rand vanjaar gebruik vir die plaaslike skuldmark, […]
# Die Posbank het bykans 80-duisend begunstigdes van maatskaplike toelaes gevra om betyds oor te skakel van SASSA se gouekaarte na die Posbank se swartkaarte. Die sperdatum is Maandag. Meer as 1,8-miljoen begunstigdes het reeds oorgeskakel sedert die proses verlede jaar begin het. Woordvoerder Bongani Diako sê bykomende bedryfs-maatreëls is ingestel by kaartvervangingspunte om die […]
# As South Africa marks Money Smart Week under the theme, Money Smart: The Power of Possible, independent digital credit provider Prime Loans says it is critical that financial education goes beyond teaching consumers how to manage money. Prime Loans CEO, Nita Morgan, says the Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor 2026 shows that the […]
# Airlink will launch a new direct air service between Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape and Mbombela’s Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport on November 16. The airline will operate three flights a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, using a 44-seat Embraer ERJ140 aircraft. Airlink says the route will significantly reduce travel time for leisure travellers […]
# The Chinese Foreign Ministry says sanctions and pressure tactics do not resolve disputes. The US has imposed new economic sanctions on Iran, targeting digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping. It has also warned any country financially partnering with Tehran would be isolated. Iran’s largest trading partners include China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. […]
# The rand has strengthened to under 16-rand to the US dollar for the first time in almost six months. The currency broke through the key level this morning. Analysts say a weaker US dollar, rising gold and platinum prices, and strong foreign demand for South African bonds are driving gains. Investec says about 63.7-billion-rand […]
# State-owned company Transnet has announced its intention to dispose of 15 commercial properties it owns but no longer considers core assets. These include the iconic Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, golf courses, shopping malls and other pieces of land across South Africa. Transnet bought the Carlton Centre from Anglo in 1999 for 33-million-rand. Before the […]
