# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has confirmed that ANC leaders will meet today to address divisions within the government of national unity over the national budget. Speaking at the Ahmed Kathrada Legacy Business Breakfast, Mashatile said the meeting aims to reach consensus following the DA’s decision not to support the budget. He also reaffirmed that […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika se omvattende tariewe stuur steeds skokgolwe deur die wêreld se finansiële markte. Markte in Asië het vanoggend getuimel met Japan se Nikkei wat kort na opening met meer as agt-persent gedaal het, en Suid-Korea se Kospi met meer as 4,8-persent. Australië se ASX 200-indeks het vanoggend met sowat 6,3-persent […]
# Meer as 50 lande het na die Withuis uitgereik om te onderhandel nadat president Donald Trump wêreldwyd handelstariewe ingestel het. Dit is volgens die direkteur van Amerika se Nasionale Ekonomiese Raad, Kevin Hassett. Trump se algemene tien-persent-belasting op invoerprodukte is nou van krag en hierdie week volg nog hoër tariewe vir talle lande, insluitend […]
# US president Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have continued to send shockwaves around the world’s financial markets. Asian markets have plunged this morning, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei falling by more than eight-percent shortly after opening, while South Korea’s Kospi tumbled more than 4.8-percent. Australia’s benchmark ASX 200 index fell as much 6.3-percent in morning trade. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het daarop gesinspeel dat dit onwaarskynlik is dat die Tesourie ‘n manier sal vind om die BTW-verhoging te skrap. Die begroting is verlede week in die Parlement goedgekeur met ‘n nie-bindende aanbeveling vir die Tesourie om oor 30 dae alternatiewe te vind vir die BTW-verhoging en nie-aanpassing van belastingskale. Ramaphosa het […]
# More than 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade negotiations after president Donald Trump’s global sweeping tariffs. This is according to US’s National Economic Council director, Kevin Hassett. Trump’s blanket ten-percent tax on imports is now in effect, with much steeper tariffs for many countries, including South Africa, coming […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has hinted that it is unlikely that the Treasury will find a way to scrap the value-added tax increase. The budget was passed in Parliament last week with a non-binding recommendation for the Treasury to find alternatives to the VAT hike and non-adjustment of tax brackets over the next 30 days. […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Fotovoltaïese Bedryfsvereniging het Eskom se besluit verwelkom om sy zero-registrasiefooi en gratis slimmeter-installasie tot Maart 2026 te verleng. Die vereniging sê dit verminder koste en bevorder nakoming van sonkragregulasies. Huishoudings wat kwalifiseer kan meer as nege-duisend-rand spaar. Die vereniging sê inwoners moet vinnig optree, aan veiligheidstandaarde voldoen en stelsels registreer om Suid-Afrika […]
# The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association has welcomed Eskom’s extension of its zero-registration fee and free smart meter installation for small-scale solar systems until March 2026. SAPVIA says this reduces costs and boosts compliance for solar adoption. Eligible households can save over nine-thousand-rand. The association urges residents to act fast, meet safety standards, and […]
