# Business confidence has stabilised, but at a level that remains too low to support the stronger investment and employment growth South Africa needs. This is according to the latest Business Confidence Index published by financial services firm RMB and the Bureau for Economic Research. Business confidence dropped a point to 38 in the third […]
# AfriForum has written to minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, demanding an independent audit of the fuel price and levy, including the general fuel, carbon and Road Accident Fund levies. Petrol prices have gone up by one-rand-34-cents a litre and diesel prices by between two-rand-93- and three-rand-15-cents per litre this month. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl […]
# Airlink has withdrawn its application for approval for a third flyover ahead of the third Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Johannesburg on Saturday. This comes as the South African Civil Aviation Authority is investigating this past weekend’s Airlink flypast over Cape Town Stadium ahead of the second Test, following criticism […]
# The Electoral Commission says its reports showed no evidence of a malfunction in its candidate nomination system on the deadline day. This comes as the ANC blamed technical glitches for failing to submit candidate lists for several municipalities before last Friday’s deadline. However, the commission has rejected this, saying its online system was operational. […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says South Africa needs stronger and preventative protection for whistleblowers. The organisation says it does not support the Protected Disclosures Bill in its current form. It also wants police to investigate those who allegedly ordered and financed whistleblower killings, not only the people who carried them out. Through its […]
# Standard Bank says China’s zero-tariff policy is creating new opportunities for exporters from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria to enter and expand in the Chinese market. The bank says lower import duties are helping businesses such as South African fruit and wine producers reduce costs and diversify their export markets. It says stronger […]
# Die Organisasie teen Belastingmisbruik, sê Suid-Afrika benodig sterker en voorkomende beskerming vir verklikkers. Die organisasie sê hy het nie die Wet op Beskermde Bekendmakings in sy huidige vorm ondersteun nie. Hy wil ook hê die polisie moet diegene ondersoek wat na bewering opdrag gegee het vir die moorde op verklikkers en die moorde gefinansier […]
# Standard Bank sê China se nultariefbeleid skep nuwe geleenthede vir uitvoerders vanuit Suid-Afrika, Kenia, Zimbabwe en Nigerië om die Chinese mark te betree en uit te brei. Die bank sê laer invoerregte help besighede soos Suid-Afrikaanse vrugte- en wynprodusente om koste te verminder en hul uitvoermarkte te diversifiseer. Hy sê sterker betalingstelsels wat China […]
# Die afgetrede hoof van die Valke, Godfrey Lebeya, het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê hy ken nie die taxibaas Jotham “Koning Mswazi” Msibi nie. Lebeya is deur getuienisleier, advokaat Lee Segeels-Ncube, gevra of hy van Msibi of sy aktiwiteite in die taxibedryf weet, veral in Mpumalanga, waar Lebeya voorheen gestasioneer was. Lebeya het gesê hy […]
