# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production declined by 2.9-percent in April compared with a year earlier, with the biggest losses recorded in the steel, paper and automotive sectors. Production also fell month-on-month, continuing a weak trend in the industry. Stats SA’s Nicolai Claassen says manufacturing sales showed a slight improvement, rising by 0.7-percent in […]
# Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê vervaardigingsproduksie het in April met 2,9-persent in vergelyking met verlede jaar, met die grootste verliese in die staal-, papier- en motorvoertuigsektore. Produksie het ook maand-tot-maand gedaal, wat die swak tendens in die bedryf voortsit. Nicolai Claassen van Statistiek SA sê vervaardigingsverkope het ‘n effense verbetering getoon, met ‘n styging van 0,7-persent […]
# The Bureau for Economic Research says South Africa’s economic recovery has lost momentum as business confidence falls sharply between April and June. Its latest business confidence index shows firms are becoming more cautious, with many delaying investment and expansion plans due to rising fuel prices, global uncertainty, and weaker demand. The slowdown reflects hesitation […]
# Die Buro vir Ekonomiese Navorsing sê Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese herstel het momentum verloor met sakevertroue tussen April en Junie wat skerp gedaal het. Die jongste sakevertroue-indeks toon dat maatskappy versigtiger is, met baie wat beleggings- en uitbreidingsplanne uitstel weens stygende brandstofpryse, wêreldwye onsekerheid en swakker aanvraag. Die verlangsaming weerspieël egter huiwering eerder as ‘n […]
# Eskom has welcomed a credit rating upgrade by Fitch Ratings, following the recent improvement in South Africa’s sovereign credit rating. Fitch upgraded Eskom’s long-term issuer default rating to B+ from B, with a stable outlook. Eskom says the upgrade reflects its strong link to government support and ongoing operational improvements. The utility spokesperson Daphne […]
# Eskom says more than 726-thousand customers are no longer affected by load reduction, representing 43-percent of households targeted under its elimination programme. The utility says load reduction has been fully eliminated in the Northern and Western Cape, with nationwide efforts continuing through smart meter installations and infrastructure upgrades. The utility spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says […]
# SpaceX het 75-miljard-dollar by finansiële instansies ingesamel voor hy ‘n openbare verhandelde onderneming word met na verwagting die andelenotering met die hoogste waarde ooit. Die ruimteverkennings- en kunsmatige intelligensie-onderneming het gesê dit volg nadat aandele teen 135-dollar elk verkoop is. Die onderneming se aanvanklike aandelemarkwaarde sal bykans 1,8-duisend-miljard-dollar wees, gebaseer op die SpaceX-aandeelprys ramings, […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank ondersoek die dobbelreus Betway vir die beweerde oortreding van die Suid-Afrikaanse Valutabeheerregulasies. Volgens die amaBhungane-sentrum vir ondersoekende joernalistiek gaan die ondersoek oor die manier waarop Super Group se Suid-Afrikaanse bedrywighede betaal het vir sagtewarelisensies en ander dienste wat ander dele van die multinasionale groep lewer. Super Group, wat Betway besit, sê […]
# SpaceX has raised 75-billion-dollar from financial firms ahead of it becoming a publicly traded company in what is expected to be the highest-value stock listing in history. The space exploration and artificial intelligence company said it came from selling shares at 135-dollar each. Based on the SpaceX share price estimates, the firm’s initial stock […]
