# The South African Revenue Service has finalised the legal and operational frameworks required to administer China’s temporary zero-tariff scheme for qualifying South African exports. The Asian country announced in February this year that it would implement the zero-tariff policy with African countries with which it has diplomatic ties. SARS Commissioner Johnstone Makhubu says they will […]
# Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests has agreed on a public participation process in a bid to strengthen public trust in the institution. This is part of the comprehensive review of Parliament’s Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests, as well as the Executive Ethics Code. Committee co-chairperson, Henni Britz, […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg het die besluit van die Johannesburgse aandelebeurs verwelkom om die metro se genoteerde skuldinstrumente wat vroeër opgeskort is, weer te herstel. Dit volg na die indiening van die metro se jaarverslag vir die 2024/2025-boekjaar vroeër vanjaar, wat ‘n belangrike regulatoriese vereiste nagekom het met die stad wat nou ten volle voldoen […]
# Colombia se presidensiële verkiesing gaan nou oor na ‘n herstemming nadat die verregse prokureur, Abelardo de la Espriella, Sondag die eerste ronde gewen het. Die buitestander en Donald Trump-bewonderaar het 43.74-persent van die stemme gewen, wat minder is as die absolute meerderheid wat nodig is vir ‘n algehele oorwinning. Die linkse kandidaat, senator Iván […]
# Minister for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has encouraged young women and girls to remain alert and take necessary precautions when using e-hailing platforms for transport. This is amid growing concerns over commuter safety and gender-based violence. The department’s spokesperson, Cassius Selala, says transport operators, technology platforms, law-enforcement agencies and communities all have […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Tshwane’s project management model needs to be reviewed to prevent tax money from being squandered in the future. Tshwane’s Strategic Asset Management Committee’s latest report reveals that 12.2-billion-rand is trapped in projects that have already been completed, are partially completed, or for which plans and payments […]
# Tennis: Die 19-jarige Brasiliaan Joao Fonseca het sy oorwinning oor Novak Djokovic op die Franse Ope opgevolg deur die tweemalige naaswenner, Casper Ruud van Noorweë, te verslaan. Hy speel in die kwarteindronde teen die Tsjeg Jakub Mensik. Alexander Zverev van Duitsland het Jesper de Jong van Nederland uitgeskakel. In die vroue-afdeling het Marta Kostyuk […]
# Energy regulator NERSA has completed the consideration and approval of all 176 licensed electricity distributors’ tariff applications for the 2026/27 financial year. The new tariffs for municipal and private distributors will take effect next month. NERSA’s Charles Hlebela says this is in line with the provisions of the Electricity Regulation Act, and in compliance […]
# Colombia’s presidential election will go to a runoff after far-right lawyer, Abelardo de la Espriella, won the first round on Sunday. The outsider and Donald Trump admirer won 43.74-percent of the vote, falling short of the absolute majority required to win outright. Leftist candidate Senator Iván Cepeda came in second place with 40.90-percent of […]
