# The DA says it has been over 90 days since former deputy Finance minister Mcebisi Jonas was appointed as special envoy to the US, but there is little sign of progress as US tariffs threaten key export industries. The DA’s Emma Louise Powell says the party will submit a Promotion of Access to Information […]
# Die Motorbedryfsraad, Naamsa, sê die nuwe Amerikaanse tariewe van 30-persent op Suid-Afrikaanse voertuiguitvoere kan belangrike nywerheidspilpunte soos die een in Oos-Londen in die Oos-Kaap in spookdorpe verander. Naamsa verwelkom die regering se voortgesette diplomatieke pogings, en het ‘n belastingvrye kwota van 40-duisend voertuie per jaar voorgestel om die Amerikaanse uitvoermark te beskerm. Naamsa se […]
# The automotive business council Naamsa says the new 30-percent US tariffs on South African vehicle exports could turn key industrial hubs like East London in the Eastern Cape into ghost towns. The industry body welcomes the government’s ongoing diplomatic efforts and has proposed a duty-free quota of 40-thousand vehicles per year to help safeguard […]
# Die Departement van Landbou het ‘n nuwe uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer op ‘n kommersiële plaas in die Vrystaat bevestig, wat die aantal uitbrekings in vyf provinsies op 270 te staan bring. News24 berig die betrokke plaas naby Kroonstad is onder kwarantyn geplaas terwyl amptenare die bron van die besmetting naspoor. Dit volg op ‘n soortgelyke […]
# The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a commercial farm in the Free State, bringing the total number of outbreaks across five provinces to 270. According to News24, the affected farm near Kroonstad has been placed under quarantine as officials trace the source of the infection. The outbreak […]
# Business Leadership SA doen ‘n beroep op die regering om dringend ‘n heffings-impakfonds te skep en om noodmaatreëls in te stel om bedrywe wat deur die nuwe Amerikaanse heffings geraak word, te ondersteun. In haar weeklikse nuusbrief, het uitvoerende hoof van die organisasie, Busisiwe Mavuso, gesê sektore soos motorvervaardiging, sitrus, staal, en ander uitvoere […]
# Die DA vra die minister van Handel, Parks Tau, om TSU International se ondersoekverslag oor beweerde wanbestuur en korrupsie by die Suid-Afrikaanse Buro vir Standaarde vry te stel. Die verslag, met bewerings wat fluitjieblasers in 2024 geopper het, moes in Junie uitgereik word. Toby Chance van die DA sê die SABS is onbestendig en […]
# Business Leadership South Africa is calling on the government to urgently establish a tariff impact fund and introduce emergency support measures to help industries affected by new US tariffs. In her weekly newsletter, the organisation’s CEO, Busisiwe Mavuso, said sectors like automotive manufacturing, citrus farming, steel, and other exports will be badly affected, with […]
# The DA is urging Trade minister Parks Tau to release the TSU International investigation report into alleged mismanagement and corruption at the South African Bureau of Standards. Triggered by 2024 whistleblower claims, the report was due in June. DA’s Toby Chance says the SABS remains unstable, with no permanent CEO since 2018. He calls […]
