# Die Kanadese eerste minister, Mark Carney, sê hulle sal steeds met Amerika onderhandel oor ‘n nuwe handelsooreenkoms, maar kan reageer as nuwe dreigende tariewe in werking tree. President Donald Trump se administrasie het nuwe tariewe van 50-persent op ‘n reeks Kanadese goedere aangekondig wat vanaf 19 Augustus sal geld. Carney sê as ‘n ooreenkoms […]
# The Technology Innovation Agency and the Wholesale and Retail SETA have launched a strategic partnership to strengthen innovation, entrepreneurship and skills development in South Africa. The collaboration will support internships, startup incubation, hackathons, research, bursaries and enterprise development, with a focus on youth, women and people with disabilities. TIA CEO Titus Mathe says the […]
# The economic research group Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies says South Africa must integrate green industrial and development opportunities to remain competitive in the global energy transition. Researchers say coordinated policies can drive investment, create jobs and support industries such as renewable energy, batteries and green steel. They warn the country must modernise heavy […]
# Soil of Africa vra die regering om praktiese maatreëls in te stel om kwesbare huishoudings te beskerm teen stygende lewenskoste. Dit volg nadat verbruikersinflasie verlede maand op ‘n jaargrondslag tot vyf-persent gestyg het teenoor 4,5-persent in Mei, die hoogste vlak in twee jaar. Woordvoerder Luzuko Sofute sê die skerp styging in vervoerkoste, aangevuur deur […]
# Die DA sê die bedanking van die Openbare Beleggingskorporasie se raadsvoorsitter, David Masondo, is nie genoeg om vertroue in Afrika se grootste batebestuurder te herstel nie. Dit volg op die voorkomende skorsing van uitvoerende hoof Patrick Dlamini en die bedanking van ses nie-uitvoerende direkteure. DA-woordvoerder Andrew Bateman sê nuwe direkteure sal ʼn moeilike roete […]
# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says they will continue to negotiate a new trade deal with the US, but is willing to respond should the new threatened tariffs come into effect. President Donald Trump’s administration announced new 50-percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods from the 19th of August. Carney says everything’s on the […]
# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement is calling on government to implement practical measures that cushion vulnerable households from the impact of rising living costs. This is as consumer inflation accelerated to five-percent year-on-year in June, up from 4.5-percent in May, reaching its highest level in two years. The movement’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute, says […]
# The DA says the resignation of Public Investment Corporation board chairperson David Masondo is not enough to restore confidence in Africa’s largest asset manager. This followed the precautionary suspension of CEO Patrick Dlamini and the resignation of six non-executive directors. The DA’s Andrew Bateman says new directors will be required to chart a difficult […]
# Die Gautengse metro Ekurhuleni sê sy algehele uitstaande krediteure-balans was einde Mei sowat agt-miljard-rand. Ongeveer 50-persent het verband gehou met fakture wat nog nie hul betaaldatum bereik het nie. Die metro het egter slegs twee-miljard-rand in sy bankrekening. Ekurhuleni skuld Eskom 5,7-miljard-rand, Rand Water 555-miljoen-rand, provinsiale regeringsdepartemente 293-miljoen-rand en kontrakteurs 669-miljoen-rand. Die stad sê […]
