Avocado shipment to China marks seasonal milestone for SA fruit industry

This follows a phytosanitary agreement signed between SA and China in August 2023

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TIISETSO MOTSOENENG: Can Ramaphosa crack Trump’s elusive trade code in high-wire US visit?

SA president faces a chaotic, contradictory approach that leaves trading partners guessing

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Weather service warns two cold fronts are on the way

KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC says disaster management teams are on high alert

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EDITORIAL: Budget moment marks an end to ANC monopoly

Finance minister seems finally to have been humbled into a different approach

11 hours ago
Prasa fails to table just offer within 30 days, says Untu

In April, the two unions gave Prasa a month to table a ‘just and fair’ wage offer to its workforce following the lodging of a dispute

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Smooth sailing expected for Budget 3.0

Finance minister consulted GNU partners before successfully presenting the ‘broad strokes’ to cabinet last week, sources say

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NEIL OVERY: Foreign Agents Bill imperils democracy by stifling NGOs

Those striving to maintain and deepen SA’s constitutional order should be chilled to the bone by the draft law

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Western Cape challenges procurement law

The province says the parliamentary passage of the Public Procurement Bill was deficient

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Moody’s puts Transnet on notice

The ratings agency raises the prospect of the company running out of cash in three months

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POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Stakes are high for SA as Ramaphosa prepares to meet Trump

White House meeting expected to set the stage for a series of US-SA trade agreements in various sectors

ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: All eyes on Budget 3.0

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will reveal on Wednesday how the Treasury plans to deal with many financial pressures

Adcock Ingram painkiller infringes Aspen trademark, high court rules

Pharmaceutical giant’s smaller rival barred from selling and distributing Lenbucod

Inside sugar industry’s sweet competition deal

An exemption granted by trade industry & competition minister Parks Tau will allow collaboration in the industry

S&P affirms rating on SA despite growth and fiscal challenges

The update allayed concerns in the market that the agency could look to remove the ‘positive’ tag on SA’s outlook

Union to strike if no revised offer tabled in Transnet cliffhanger

The United National Transport Union’s decision rests on the CCMA process

Trump tariffs depend on ‘good faith’ talks, says Bessent

US treasury secretary says notified countries are likely to see April 2 rates return

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