# Business Leadership South Africa says the economy’s 0.2-percent contraction between April and June is a reality check on South Africa’s fragile economy. In her weekly newsletter, the organisation’s CEO, Busisiwe Mavuso, says weak investment remains a major challenge, with fixed investment at 13.6-percent of the gross domestic product, while government and state-owned companies are […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson professor Somadoda Fikeni has questioned whether recent revelations at the Madlanga Commission point to a public service increasingly driven by personal enrichment rather than public duty. Speaking at the second professor Stan Sangweni Memorial Lecture, in Pretoria, Fikeni reflected on Sangweni’s legacy of ethical leadership and accountable governance. He questioned […]
# Oudpresident Kgalema Motlanthe sê Suid-Afrika moet sy demokratiese proses ten volle verwesenlik, met grondhervorming wat steeds ‘n kernvraag is. Hy het op die tweede Professor Stan Sangweni-gedenklesing in Pretoria besin oor Sangweni se kommer rakende die onvoltooide taak van ekonomiese bevryding. Hy moedig jonger geslagte aan om transformasie voort te sit en beklemtoon Sangweni […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions is holding its 15th National Congress in Midrand, Gauteng, with delegates discussing workers’ gains and ongoing economic challenges. Spokesperson Zanele Sabela says the four-day gathering will address unemployment, retrenchments, struggling municipalities, the national minimum wage and the two-pot retirement system. Delegates will also debate on rebuilding the […]
# The Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Bernice Swarts, has open the 20th Annual Air Quality Governance Lekgotla in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The three-day gathering focuses on turning air-quality policies into measurable emission reductions, cleaner air and improved public health. Discussions amongst government, industry, communities, civil society and academia will look at poor coordination, […]
# Indian explosives manufacturer Solar Industries has agreed to pay 21-point-8-billion rand in cash to acquire South African agriculture and mining group Omnia Holdings. Omnia says the deal will help the company grow its mining and agriculture businesses by allowing it to invest more in technology, research and new products. It is also expected to […]
# Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says South Africa must fully realise its democratic process, with land redistribution remaining a fundamental question. Speaking at the second Professor Stan Sangweni memorial lecture in Pretoria, Motlanthe reflected on Sangweni’s concerns about the unfinished business of economic liberation. He says he urged younger generations to continue the work of […]
# Sokker: Die pas-herverkose president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Sokkervereniging, Danny Jordaan, sê hulle steun FIFA se president, Gianni Infantino, voor die verkiesing in Maart volgende jaar. Infantino het onder skoot gekom oor sy mislukte plan om aandele in die Wêreldbekertoernooi aan privaat beleggers te verkoop. Die Europese liggaam UEFA is besig met strafregtelike stappe teen […]
# Kommer oor die stadiger pas van kunsmatige intelligensie-ontwikkeling het die druk op tegnologie-aandele verskerp, en aandele in K-I-verwante ondernemings in Asië het vandag gedaal. Suid-Korea se KOSPI-aanwyser het met 3,7-persent gedaal, terwyl Chipmaker SK Hynix 5,75-persent gedaal het. Tokio se groot K-I-belegger, SoftBank, het met 13-persent gedaal, terwyl die Taiwan Semiconductor-vervaardigingsonderneming 1,2-persent laer verhandel […]
