# South Africa’s consumer inflation increased to 4.5-percent in May 2026, rising from four-percent in April and reaching its highest level since July 2024. Statistics show the increase was mainly driven by higher fuel prices, with petrol up 24.8-percent and diesel rising 53.8-percent year-on-year. Food inflation eased to 1.9-percent, with lower prices for cereals, fruit […]
# Tongaat Hulett avoided liquidation after signing a rescue agreement with the Industrial Development Corporation and the Vision Consortium, an international investment group, this morning. The deal is expected to stabilise the sugar producer and safeguard an estimated 250-thousand jobs linked to its operations and supply chain. The agreement forms part of a broader restructuring […]
# Forum for South Africa sê die Suid-Afrikaanse stelsel lewer steeds gegradueerdes sonder vaardighede, met kwalifikasies sonder geleenthede en hoop sonder rigting. FOSA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê die huidige onderwysstelsel is steeds nie in ooreenstemming met mense se werklikhede nie. Hy voeg by Suid-Afrika moet terugkeer na ‘n stelsel wat praktiese vaardighede waardeer:
# Suid-Afrika sal na verwagting ‘n lening van 16-miljard-rand van die BRICS-gesteunde Nuwe Ontwikkelingsbank ontvang om infrastruktuur in die land se agt grootste metropolitaanse munisipaliteite op te gradeer. Die geld sal gebruik word om watervoorsiening, sanitasie en afvalbestuursdienste te verbeter. Dit volg te midde van regeringstappe om voortdurende diensleweringsprobleme in verskeie munisipaliteite op te los. […]
# South African agricultural exporters are facing mounting costs as shipping lines pass on higher port charges linked to rising fuel prices. Transnet’s Fuel Neutrality Charge increased from 52-to-78-rand per container in June, following a surge in diesel costs. Industry experts warn the added expenses come as farmers already grapple with higher fuel and fertiliser […]
# Renault in Frankryk gaan militêre hommeltuie vervaardig saam met die verdedigingstegnologiefirma Thales in ‘n verdere stap om hom te begewe in die produksie van militêre toerusting. Die motorvervaardiger sal Thales se Toutatis-afstandbeheerde gewapende hommeltuie in een van sy fabrieke bou. Die produksie van ‘n duisend eenhede per maand sal volgende jaar begin, hoofsaaklik gemik […]
# RISE Mzansi raises concern over South Africa’s rising disaster response costs, following the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ parliamentary reply revealing about 14.7-billion-rand was spent nationally over the past decade. Spokesperson Makashule Gana says the figure excludes provincial and municipal spending, warning the absence of a centralised database undermines coordination, transparency and […]
# South Africa is set to receive a 16-billion-rand loan from the BRICS-backed New Development Bank to upgrade infrastructure in the country’s eight largest metropolitan municipalities. The funding will be used to improve water supply, sanitation and waste management services. The move comes as the government works to address ongoing service delivery challenges in several […]
# Die DA-leier, Geordin Hill-Lewis, het John Steenhuisen verwyder as minister van Landbou ná ‘n hersiening van die party se span in die regering van nasionale eenheid. Steenhuisen neem oor as adjunkminister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging in die plek van Alexandra Abrahams. Die huidige minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Willie Aucamp, volg […]
