# South Africa has signed a key agreement with the US trade representative, days before new import tariffs are set to take effect. From 1 August, the US plans to raise tariffs on most South African exports from 10-percent to 30-percent, excluding key minerals like platinum and chrome. Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau […]
# Talle elektrisiteitshandelaars met lisensies het Nersa se besluit verwelkom om formele reëls vir plaaslike en oorgrens-handel in elektrisiteit te ontwikkel. Nersa hoop om teen Junie volgende jaar ‘n finale, regverdige en deursigtige raamwerk te publiseer. Handelaars wat die proses ondersteun, sluit in PowerX en Apollo Africa, maar ‘n aantal is bekommerd oor die tydlyn. […]
# Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation minister, Maropene Ramokgopa, has called for global collaboration to improve public services and fund development. Speaking at the G20 Development Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Mpumalanga, she stressed solidarity, financial justice, and people-centred growth. Ramokgopa warned that only 52.4-percent of the global population has social protection and highlighted Africa’s 1.5-trillion-rand […]
# Various licensed electricity traders have welcomed Nersa’s decision to develop formal rules for domestic and cross-border electricity trading. The regulator aims to publish a finalised, fair, and transparent framework by June 2026. While traders like PowerX, and Apollo Africa, support the process, some expressed concern over the timeline. Eskom, which previously raised objections, also […]
# Die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge stel vandag sy jongste verslag bekend wat fokuks op die versterking van Suid-Afrika se groei deur infrastruktuur. Dit dek die huidige toestand van infrastruktuur en bevat inligting oor water- en elektrisiteitvoorsiening, asook die toestand van spoorlyne, paaie en hawens, en beklemtoon die dringendheid van beleidshervorming. Die IRR sê Suid-Afrika se […]
# The Institute of Race Relations is today set to launch its latest report titled, Reinforcing South Africa’s Growth through Infrastructure. The report outlines the current state of infrastructure, covering water and electricity provision, as well as rail, roads, and ports, and emphasises the urgency of policy reforms. The IRR says South Africa’s ambitions for […]
# Die Wetenskapgebaseerde Teiken-inisiatief het ʼn netto-nul-standaard vir banke, batebestuurders en versekeringsmaatskappye ingestel. Dit vereis dat hulle finansiering aan firmas wat steenkoolprojekte uitbrei onmiddellik beëindig, en aan dié wat olie- en gasprojekte uitbrei teen 2030. Byna 135 finansiële instellings op ses vastelande het die nuwe standaard onderteken. Nate Aden van die Wetenskapgebaseerde Teiken-inisiatief sê dis […]
# The Science Based Targets Initiative has launched a net-zero standard for banks, asset managers, and insurance companies. This requires them to end financing for firms that are expanding coal projects immediately, and for those expanding oil and gas projects by 2030. Nearly 135 financial institutions on six continents have signed up to the new […]
# Cosatu sê die goedkeuring van die 2025/2026-begroting se Toedelingswetsontwerp bring begroting-sekerheid vir die regering. Die totale regeringsuitgawes vir die jaar sal 2,3-duisend-miljard-rand beloop. Hiervan word 1,17-duisend-miljard-rand regstreeks aan nasionale departemente toegeken. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Matthew Parks, sê hulle bly bekommerd dat die begroting se dryfkrag steeds ondersteun word deur wanopvattings dat neoliberale ekonomiese beleid […]
