# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging waarsku die toekoms van Tongaat Hulett bly ‘n groot bedreiging vir die herstel van die suikerbedryf. Voorsitter Mzwandile Masina sê ‘n ondersteunende regulatoriese raamwerk vir biobrandstowwe, soortgelyk aan dié in Brasilië en Indië, word benodig om uiteenlopendheid en langtermyn volhoubaarheid te bevorder. Die komitee vra […]
# The Press Council of South Africa has upheld the ruling in favor of the SABC against Sunday Times and TimesLIVE on a complaint centred on reports claiming the broadcaster cancelled Face the Nation due to pressure from the ANC and government officials. The Press Ombud found the publications breached the Press Code by presenting […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has warned the future of Tongaat Hulett remains a major threat to the recovery of the sugar industry. Chairperson Mzwandile Masina says an enabling biofuels regulatory framework, similar to those in Brazil and India, is needed to support diversification and long-term sustainability. The committee urges government, […]
# Die staatsbeheerde logistieke operateur Transnet het die voltooiing van ‘n belegging van vier-miljard-rand in Afrika se grootste ystererts-uitvoerterminaal in Saldanhabaai aan die Weskus aangekondig. Die infrastruktuur-uitbreidingsprojek sluit ‘n swaardiens-tuimelaar in om spoorwaens af te laai. Die uitvoerende hoof van Transnet-haweterminale, Jabu Mdaki, sê die nuwe tuimelaar het na raming ‘n bydrae van 45-persent tot […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie het beëindigingsbriewe aan 13 munisipaliteite uitgereik en beplan soortgelyke stappe teen nog 14 omdat hulle nie aan die voorwaardes van die munisipale skuldverligtingsprogram voldoen nie. Die skema is in 2023 ingestel om munisipaliteite te help om opgehoopte geskiedkundige skuld aan Eskom te vereffen. Die Tesourie sê die nakoming staan op slegs […]
# The National Treasury has issued termination letters to 13 municipalities and plans similar action against 14 others for failing to meet conditions of the municipal debt relief programme. The scheme was introduced in 2023 to help municipalities settle historic debt owed to Eskom. Treasury says compliance stands at just 66-percent, while municipal debt to […]
# Die Kanadese premier, Mark Carney, sê sy Liberale regering gaan binnekort wetgewing instel oor dwangarbeid in voorsieningskettings. Amerika het nuwe tariewe van 10- tot 12,5-persent voorgestel vir meer as 60 lande wat hy sê nie aandag gee aan die invoer van goedere wat met dwangarbeid vervaardig is nie. Die Amerikaanse handelsverteenwoordiger het ‘n heffing […]
# Transnet has announced the completion of a four-billion-rand investment in Africa’s largest iron ore export facility, the Saldanha iron ore terminal on the West Coast. The infrastructure expansion project includes the installation of a heavy-duty tippler used to empty rail wagons. Transnet Port Terminals’ CEO Jabu Mdaki says the installation of the new tippler achieved […]
# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation on forced labour in supply chains. The US has proposed new tariffs of 10- to 12.5-percent for over 60 countries it accuses of failing to address the importing of goods made with forced labour. The US Trade Representative’s office has proposed a […]
