# Gauteng has recorded a 96.34-percent decline in new foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, with cases dropping from 166 to six between October last year and last month. Over 542-thousand animals were vaccinated, with 94-percent of cattle outside feedlots receiving initial vaccinations. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s spokesperson, Danisile Sathekge, says 176 of 308 […]
# Die Departement van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging moedig uitvoerders aan om saam te werk en toegang tot internasionale markte te verkry ingevolge die Groepsvrystelling vir die Bevordering van Uitvoere. Dit laat kwalifiserende ondernemings toe om sekere koste, infrastruktuur, markinligting en logistieke hulpbronne te deel, en soms gesamentlik produkte te bemark. Die maatreël reageer op […]
# European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen condemns a Russian drone sabotage plot at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, calling it a new escalation on European Union soil. Speaking alongside NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, Von der Leyen declared Russian intimidation would not work. She warns the EU will not tolerate attacks on critical infrastructure, and […]
# The National Council of SPCAs has been admitted as a “friend of the court” in a Supreme Court of Appeal case concerning the export of horn from captive-bred rhinos. The case could have wider implications for protected species and captive-bred specimens. The NSPCA argues overall animal welfare must be considered and prioritised when authorities […]
# Die Instituut vir Internasionale Finansies sê Afrika het te kampe met ‘n moontlik ernstige El Niño te midde van ‘n swakker ekonomiese posisie as ‘n dekade terug. Hoër oliepryse, ‘n sterker Amerikaanse dollar en strenger befondsingsvoorwaardes plaas verdere druk op ekonomieë. Weervoorspellers waarsku die klimaatsverskynsel kan lei tot droogtetoestande in Suider-Afrika en oorstromings in […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit het ‘n ondersoek van stapel gestuur na die Amerikaanse onderneming Amazon oor bewerings dat ondernemings in Suid-Afrika op grond van die eienaars se ras uitgesluit word van ‘n sakeontwikkelingsprogram. Amazon Web Services se beleggingsprogram vir ekonomiese bemagtiging, wat gelyke deelname en insluiting bevorder, aanvaar volgens berigte slegs ondernemings in swart besit. […]
# The Department of Trade Industry and Competition has urged South African exporters to collaborate to access international markets under the Block Exemption for Promotion of Exports. The framework allows qualifying businesses to share certain costs, infrastructure, market information and logistics, and jointly market goods where permitted. The department says the measure responds to rising […]
# The Institute of International Finance says Africa is facing a potentially severe El Niño from a weaker economic position than a decade ago. Higher oil prices, a stronger dollar and tighter financing conditions are adding pressure. Forecasters warn the climate event could bring drought to Southern Africa and flooding in the east, damaging crops […]
# Trade union Solidarity has launched an investigation into US company Amazon for allegedly excluding companies from a business development programme in South Africa based on their owners’ race. Amazon Web Services’ Equity Equivalent Investment Programme, which promotes diversity and inclusion, reportedly only accepts 100-percent black-owned businesses and disqualifies any company where a white person […]
