# FNB senior economist, Thanda Sithole, says operating conditions for domestic manufacturers remain unfavourable, as reflected in the continued decline in the manufacturing purchasing managers’ index. The manufacturing sector recorded its steepest annual decline in more than a year, with production falling 6.3-percent year on year in April. Sithole says broad-based weakness in manufacturing activity […]
# Die DA sê hy beywer hom in die regering van nasionale eenheid vir ʼn agenda wat groei eerste plaas en fokus op werkskepping, om beleggings te lok en energiesekerheid. Die party sê egter vordering word belemmer deur diegene wat onwillig is om besluite neem om die ekonomie te moderniseer. Nico Pienaar van die DA […]
# Cosatu says it is confident that the Public Procurement Act will withstand any constitutional court challenges. This comes as the City of Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, has approached the Constitutional Court to have the Act declared unlawful. He argues that several procedural requirements were not met when the legislation passed through Parliament last year. […]
# Die EFF sê die aankondiging van ʼn Nasionale Dialoog is ʼn betekenislose publisiteitsfoefie van president Cyril Ramaphosa. Die president sê die dialoog sal deur mense uit die samelewing gelei word om na te dink oor die land se toestand en die toekoms. Hy vra dat ʼn nasionale konvensie op 15 Augustus gehou word. Die […]
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 11 June 2025: NATIONAL: # Business Day: Reports Stats SA has defended its methods for measuring employment in South Africa’s informal sector after criticism from Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie. He says the country’s high unemployment rate is inflated to some extent because activity in the informal market is […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê daar is breë ooreenstemming dat ʼn Nasionale Dialoog moet plaasvind in die lig van die land se probleme. Hy het ʼn groep van 32 lede aangestel om die Nasionale Dialoog-veldtog te lei en te bevorder. Dit sluit die OVK-voorsitter Brigalia Bam, voormalige regter in die Konstitusionele Hof, Edwin Cameron, Springbok-kaptein […]
Die hooftrekke uit die belangrikste nuusblaaie soos op 11 Junie 2025: NASIONAAL: # Business Day: Berig Stats SA het sy metodes om indiensneming in Suid-Afrika se informele sektor te bepaal verdedig ná kritiek deur Capitec se uitvoerende hoof, Gerrie Fourie. Hy sê die land se hoë werkloosheidsyfer word in ‘n mate opgeblaas omdat aktiwiteit in […]
# The ANC says the convening of a National Dialogue marks an important effort to forge unity, rebuild trust and renew South Africa’s collective commitment to social and economic transformation. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the dialogue will drive progress towards Vision 2030 and lay the foundation for the next phase of the country’s National Development […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it is ironic that South Africa is debating the empowerment of youth for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, while many learners are still struggling to master the basic skills of reading, writing and comprehension. On Tuesday, the National Assembly held a debate titled, Skills in the context of the Fourth […]
