# The City of Johannesburg is urging Spaza Shop owners who applied for land use consent to visit the Development Planning Help Desk and check their application status. Since November 2024, over one-thousand-800 applications were submitted, but many remain incomplete due to incorrect contact or property details. Mayoral committee member of Development Planning, Eunice Mgcina, […]
# The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes tomorrow’s meeting between president Cyril Ramaphosa and US president Donald Trump. The foundation says the talks should prioritise trade and strategic cooperation over local political disputes, as South Africa remains America’s largest African trading partner, with more than 600 US companies operating locally. The foundation also praised Ramaphosa’s […]
# The European Union formally adopted a new round of sanctions on Russia targeting its “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, and threatened more punishment for Moscow for not agreeing a Ukraine truce. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X that more sanctions on Russia are in the works and the longer Russia […]
# The South African wine industry is calling for talks with the United States to address tariffs affecting wine exports. Wines of South Africa’s Maryna Calow says the US is a key market, with exports worth nearly 660-million-rand. She stressed to SABC News the urgency of the issue and highlights AGOA’s role in trade, as […]
# BOSA het ‘n beroep op die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, gedoen om ‘n begroting voor te lê wat ekonomiese groei, werkskepping en fiskale verantwoordelikheid met vrymoedigheid voorop stel om vooruitgang en verandering aan die gang te kry. Die party sê die keuses wat in hierdie begroting gemaak word, moet burgers se dringende werklikhede […]
# Nissan het verduidelik dat onlangse berigte oor moontlike aanlegsluitings spekulatief is en nie gebaseer is op amptelike maatskappyinligting nie. Terwyl die motorvervaardiger wêreldwyd herstruktureer, is geen spesifieke aanlegte vir sluiting bevestig nie. Woordvoerder, Ramy Mohareb, sê Nissan in Suid-Afrika gaan voort om sy voertuigaanbod uit te brei, en het onlangs die plaaslik ontwikkelde Navara […]
# Nissan has clarified that recent reports about potential plant closures are speculative and not based on official company information. While the automaker is restructuring globally, no specific plants have been confirmed for closure. Spokesperson Ramy Mohareb, says in South Africa, Nissan continues to expand its offerings, recently launching the locally developed Navara PRO-4X Warrior […]
# BOSA has called on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to resist a budget that signals no positive change, and instead boldly prioritise economic growth, job creation, and fiscal responsibility to kickstart progress and change. The party says the choices made in this budget must reflect the urgent realities of the people. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons […]
# Transnet is vol vertroue dat hy die vereiste finansiering sal kan verkry om sy bedryfsvereistes en skuldverpligting vir die res van die jaar te kan nakom. Die graderingsagentskap Moody’s waarsku die staatsonderneming se geld sal binne drie maande op wees, tensy die regering ingryp met ‘n reddingsboei. Die regering het in Desember 2023 ‘n […]
