# COSATU se parlementêre koördineerder, Matthew Parks, is vol vertroue die federasie se 15de nasionale kongres sal suksesvol by Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Gauteng, verloop. COSATU het in September verdaag ná meningsverskille oor ‘n leierskapsverandering. Tydens die driedaagse kongres sal daar ook besin word oor komende veldtogte en die versterking van die leierskap. Hy […]
# COSATU’s parliamentary coordinator Matthew Parks has expressed confidence that the federation’s 15th national congress will progress well at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Gauteng. COSATU adjourned in September following disagreements about a change in leadership. The three-day congress will also discuss future campaigns and strengthening leadership. He says the federation is confident the gathering […]
# Ekonome wat aan die Buro vir Marknavorsing en Unisa se Ekonoom van die Jaar-kompetisie deelneem, verwag nie vanjaar verdere rentekoersverhogings nie. Die 43 ekonome se vooruitskattings vir September volg op ‘n rentekoersverhoging wat die prima uitleenkoers tot 10,75-persent laat styg het. Die buro se uitvoerende hoof, Carel van Aardt, sê swakker ekonomiese groei en […]
# Die Amerikaanse dollar verhandel steeds na aan sy hoogste vlak in 18-maande terwyl die oorlog in die Midde-Ooste beleggers versigtig hou. Reuters berig markte hou ook Amerikaanse inflasiesyfers dop wat Woensdag bekend gemaak word en die Amerikaanse Federale Reserwe se volgende rentekoersbesluit kan beïnvloed. Aanvalle op energie-aanlegte in Saoedi-Arabië en twee olietenkwaens vererger mark-onsekerheid. […]
# Economists participating in the Bureau of Market Research and Unisa’s Economist of the Year Competition do not expect further interest rate hikes this year. The 43 economists’ September forecasts follow a hike that pushed the prime lending rate to 10.75-percent. The bureau’s CEO, Carel van Aardt, says weaker economic growth and consumer demand could […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die hervorming van Suid-Afrika se landbousektor is noodsaaklik vir ekonomiese hervorming en voedselsekerheid. Hy sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief die regering sal deur sy Proaktiewe Grondverkrygingstrategie ongeveer 2,5-miljoen hektaar staatsgrond aan swart boere beskikbaar stel en van titelaktes voorsien. Hy sê bekostigbare befondsing is noodsaaklik vir opkomende handelsboere om suksesvolle […]
# The US dollar is holding near an 18-month high as escalating conflict in the Middle East keeps investors cautious. Reuters reports traders are also watching US inflation figures due on Wednesday, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision. Attacks on Saudi Arabian energy facilities and two tankers over the weekend have added […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the transformation of South Africa’s agricultural sector is both necessary for the broader transformation of the economy and critical to food security. In his weekly newsletter, he says through the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy, government is releasing approximately 2.5 million hectares of state-owned land to black farmers and providing them […]
# Lamb Champs has announced a new team of ten sheep farmers, known as the Baa-Barians, who will take on Team South Africa in the inaugural Lamb Champs invitational in Pretoria on 31 October. The change follows Namibia’s withdrawal from the competition due to foot-and-mouth disease. Lamb Champs founder and Southern African Agri Initiative CEO […]
