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Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
By: Reuters 2nd April 2025 US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of... →
South African budget passes first test but path ahead still unclear
By: Reuters 2nd April 2025 South Africa's contested budget passed its first test in parliament on Tuesday, but its future path remained uncertain as the two biggest political... →
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
By: Martin Creamer 1st April 2025 A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention.... →
Daily Podcast – April 01, 2025
By: Thabi Shomolekae 1st April 2025 Making headlines: Mbalula expresses ANC’s commitment to GNU as Budget talks continue; Pilot procurement of powerlines from private investors to be... →
Fishy Business
1st April 2025 Resignation or Dismissal? The question of whether an employee resigned or was dismissed is a frequent point of contention at the CCMA. In many... →
South African business outlook muddied by deteriorating US ties
By: Bloomberg 1st April 2025 South African business sentiment remained in contractionary territory for a fifth straight month as a recovery in demand struggles to pick up pace... →
Africa’s trade goals are realised on local levels primarily with energy, transport projects
By: In On Africa IOA 1st April 2025 The goal of the African Continental Free Trade Area is to make Africa a single market with no trade restrictions between countries. The work to... →
DA condemns ANC-IFP-EFF coalition's incompetence and rejects proposed tariff hikes in eThekwini's budget
1st April 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini strongly condemns the ANC-IFP-EFF coalition’s continued display of incompetence, following the... →