# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says the goal of trade negotiations with the US has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame. The 50-percent US tariffs on an array of Canadian products took effect over the weekend. Meanwhile, president Donald Trump […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says that while the state must set policy, regulate and deliver public goods, the expertise and resources of the private sector are critical to building a resilient economy. Last week, the third phase of the partnership between government and business to drive faster inclusive economic growth and create jobs was launched. In […]
# FNB has been named the top-performing bank for dispute resolution and fairness by the National Financial Ombud Scheme. The bank received the excellence award for its complaint handling, turnaround times and fair customer outcomes. The bank was also the least-complained-about among South Africa’s five largest banks last year. CEO Lytania Johnson says the recognition […]
# FNB is deur die Nasionale Finansiële Ombudskema benoem as die top bank vir geskilbeslegting en billikheid. Die bank het die uitnemendheidstoekenning ontvang vir sy klagtehantering, omkeertye en billike kliënte-uitkomste. FNB was ook verlede jaar die bank waaroor die minste gekla is onder Suid-Afrika se vyf groot banke. Uitvoerende hoof Lytania Johnson sê die erkenning […]
# Die DA in Ekurhuleni sê 16,7-miljoen-rand is aan die onvoltooide Klopperpark-brandweerstasie in Germiston bestee, sewe jaar nadat die bouwerk begin het. Khathutshelo Rasilingwane van die party sê konstruksie het op 20 Maart 2019 begin, maar die kontrak is ‘n jaar later beëindig weens swak vakmanskap. Sy sê Ekurhuleni het 13-miljoen-rand aan drie diensverskaffers en […]
# Infrastructure South Africa sê die land het te kampe met ‘n finansieringsgaping van 1,6-duisend-miljard-rand vir groot infrastruktuurprojekte. Die hoof van Infrastructure South Africa, Mameetse Masemola, het by die Volhoubare Infrastruktuurontwikkelingsimposium Suid-Afrika, wat tans in Kaapstad aan die gang is, gesê munisipaliteite het finansiering nodig om verouderende water-, elektrisiteit-, pad- en afvalinfrastruktuur aan te spreek. […]
# Die studente-skarefinansieringsorganisasie Feenix verwelkom die Parlement se steun vir ‘n aanbeveling deur die Openbare Beskermer dat universiteite die terughouding van graadsertifikate weens studenteskuld moet heroorweeg. Dit volg na ‘n verslag dat meer as 188-duisend teruggehoude sertifikate verbind kan word met 55-miljard-rand se skuld, en administratiewe mislukkings by die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente. Die […]
# Infrastructure South Africa says the country faces a R1.6-trillion funding gap for major infrastructure projects. Addressing delegates at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa, currently underway in Cape Town, Infrastructure South Africa head, Mameetse Masemola, says municipalities need financing to address ageing water, electricity, road and waste infrastructure. She added that as government […]
# Noorweë se minister van Energie, Terje Aasland, sê die land sal voortgaan om sy olie- en gasbronne in die Barents-see te ontwikkel, ongeag die Europese Unie se steun vir ‘n verbod op verdere olie- en gasontwikkeling in die Arktiese gebied. Noorweë het Europa se grootste verskaffer van aardgas geword ná Rusland se inval in […]
