# Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya’s legal counsel has told the Madlanga Commission that SAPS has not covered his legal costs. Counsel says Lebeya remains willing to assist the inquiry, but funding has not been provided. The commission’s chairperson, retired judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, indicated that it may not have the authority to intervene directly. He […]
# Die Vereniging van Vleis-invoerders en-uitvoerders sê Suid-Afrikaanse verbruikers betaal hoër pryse vir beesstert omdat beperkings op invoere uit Argentinië die aanbod steeds onder druk plaas. Beesstertpryse het gestyg van tussen 79- en 99-rand per kilogram vroeër vanjaar tot 199-rand. Die vereniging sê Suid-Afrika maak sterk staat op Argentynse invoere, en het die Departement van […]
# Illovo Sugar South Africa says delays in implementing a revised Dollar-Based Reference Price for imported sugar are placing the local industry under growing pressure. The proposed reference price would increase from ten-thousand-838 to 14-thousand-425 a tonne. Illovo says rising imports have hurt growers and millers, while threatening jobs and rural livelihoods. The company is […]
# Die Durbanse houer-terminaal doen stappe om agterstallige vrag op te klaar en gewone bedrywighede te herstel ná die instel van sy nuwe NAVIS-terminaalbedryfstelsel. Bedryfshoof Grant Bahlmann sê die stelsel is bestendig, maar beperkings met toerusting en terrein-opeenhoping vertraag die proses. Tydelike beperkings bly intussen van krag terwyl ingevoerde vrag verwyder word. Bahlmann sê bergingsfooie […]
# South African Freight and Logistics Association and the Road Freight Association are calling for a unified recovery plan to restore predictable cargo flows through the Durban Gateway Terminal. The industry bodies say weekly system processes fell 26-percent following the mid-August NAVIS N4 system change, while vessel and truck delays increased. The organisations want a […]
# Soil of Africa vra sterker nasionale finansiële opvoedingsprogramme en verbruikersbeskerming, veral in townships en landelike gebiede. Dit is tans Geldslimweek met die tema: “Geldslim: Die krag van Moontlikheid”. Woordvoerder Luzuko Sofute sê finansiële opvoeding moet na gemeenskappe geneem word in ‘n taal wat hul verstaan. Hy meen ‘n dieper kennis van geldsake kan persone […]
# The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters says South African consumers are paying higher prices for oxtail as restrictions on imports from Argentina continue to squeeze supply. Oxtail prices have risen from between 79- and 99-rand a kilogram earlier this year to up to 199-rand. The association says South Africa relies heavily on Argentinian […]
# The Reserve Bank has launched two commemorative circulation coins to celebrate the legacy of Charlotte Maxeke and the 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings. The first two-rand coin marks 125-years since Maxeke became the first black South African woman to obtain a university degree. The second commemorates 70 years since the historic march […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, David Maynier, has welcomed the arrest of two men at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng for alleged wildlife trafficking. A 50-year-old Thai national was found with 50 bird eggs concealed in a homemade incubator bag. A 23-year-old compatriot allegedly attempted to smuggle 418 parrot eggs concealed […]
