# Die vakverbond Cosatu het die minister van Indiensneming en Arbeid, Nomakhosazana Meth, bedank dat sy ingegryp het by Pick n Pay se beplande afdanking van meer as 22-duisend werkers. Sy het onlangs met Cosatu se nasionale leierskap, die vakbond SACCAWU en die kettinggroep se senior uitvoerende hoofde vergader. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Zanele Sabela, sê […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, says there is an urgent need to industrialise the economy, deepen localisation and strengthen domestic backward linkages, especially in the mining value chain. The mining industry remains a cornerstone of the South African economy, contributing over six-percent to the country’s nominal gross domestic product in 2024–2025. Morolong […]
# Union federation Cosatu has expressed gratitude to minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, for effectively intervening in Pick n Pay’s mooted retrenchment of more than 22-thousand workers. The minister recently convened the national leadership of Cosatu, SACCAWU, and top Pick n Pay executives, where she was successful in steering the parties toward common ground. […]
# The US Treasury Department has imposed new economic sanctions on Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and stepson. The son of former president Raúl Castro, Alejandro Castro Espínand, the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and other entities were also sanctioned. Last month, the US imposed sanctions on eleven Cuban officials, several military leaders, […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê Suid-Afrika is gereed om voort te gaan om met Amerika te onderhandel. Dit volg nadat Amerika 12-persent-tariewe voorgestel het teen Suid-Afrika en ander lande, en sê hulle doen nie genoeg om handel in produkte wat met dwangarbeid vervaardig word, te keer nie. Amerika voer […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê daar is ʼn dringende behoefte aan handel en belegging tussen Afrikalande en beklemtoon dat Suid-Afrika en Kenia aansienlike groei in volume en waarde in handel tussen die twee lande wil hê. Sedert 2022 het die totale handel tussen dié lande jaarliks met 3,5-persent gegroei. Ramaphosa het gister die Suid-Afrika/Kenia-sakeforum in […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says South Africa stands ready to continue to engage with the US. This comes after the US has proposed 12.5-percent tariffs on imports from South Africa and other countries, accusing them of not doing enough to stop trade in goods produced with forced labour. The US […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a compelling case for intra-Africa trade and investment, emphasising that both South Africa and Kenya are seeking substantial growth in the volume and value of trade between the two countries. Since 2022, total trade between South Africa and Kenya has grown by an average of 3.5-percent a year. Addressing […]
# South Africa’s manufacturing sector stayed in growth territory in May but showed signs of slowing. The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 51 points from 53 points in April, as production and new orders weakened after a temporary boost in demand faded. Inventories increased to their highest level in more than two years, while […]
