# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for increased and more balanced trade between South Africa and Zimbabwe. He was speaking at the fourth session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe bi-national commission in Pretoria. Ramaphosa says bilateral trade has almost doubled over the past four years, but remains heavily weighted towards South African exports. He urges both […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has welcomed Phase Three of the Government-Business Partnership, which identifies tourism as a key driver of economic growth and job creation. The initiative aims to lift economic growth above three-percent, with priorities including improving air access, modernising visa processing, enhancing destination marketing, tourist safety and infrastructure investment. De Lille […]
# Graan SA sê byna 700-miljoen-rand kan oor die sojaboon-waardeketting verlore gaan weens die Johannesburgse Aandelebeurs se benadering tot die berekening van liggingsverskille. Die organisasie skat ‘n enkelverwysings-puntestelsel kan gemiddelde vervoeraftrekkings van 333-rand per ton tot gevolg hê, vergeleke met 113-rand onder sy voorgestelde multi-verwysingsmodel. Graan SA sê die verskil kan uiteindelik boere se verdienste […]
# Grain SA says almost 700-million-rand could be lost across the soybean value chain because of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s approach to calculating location differentials. The organisation estimates a single-reference-point system could result in average transport deductions of 333-rand a tonne, compared with 113-rand under its proposed multi-reference model. Grain SA says the difference could […]
# Higher Education, Science and Innovation minister Blade Nzimande says the South African Women in Science Awards are vital in motivating women and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Nzimande says the awards form part of a broader transformation programme, supported through scholarships, postgraduate funding and assistance for emerging researchers. […]
# Die Amerikaanse Departement van Finansies het sanksies ingestel teen tien mense wat na bewering deel is van ‘n netwerk verantwoordelik vir die oordrag van kontant aan Hisbollah. Dis na bewering gedoen deur koeriers wat op handelsvlugte tussen Libanon, Turkye en die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate gereis het. Die Kantoor van Buitelandse Batebeheer sê die netwerk […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says it has some concerns about the draft revised Electricity Pricing Policy. The policy introduces unbundled transparent billing, curbs the shifting of non-payment losses onto compliant consumers, expands free basic electricity access, and sets concessional tariffs for distressed key industries. GIWUSA’s Zaki Mamdoo says the starting […]
# The Forum for South Africa is demanding stronger interventions to reduce the cost of basic food and essential household goods, improve energy security and address the affordability of electricity. Statistics South Africa reports that consumer inflation declined from 5.0-percent in June to 4.3-percent in July this year. Forum leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, has cautioned government […]
# The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on ten individuals alleged to be part of a network responsible for transferring cash to Hezbollah. This was allegedly done by couriers travelling on commercial flights between Lebanon, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. The Office of Foreign Assets Control says the network allowed the Iranian-backed Lebanese […]
