Month: August 2025
News24 | PODCAST | Driving with J9: Ford CEO Neale Hill on whether SA’s auto industry is in trouble
The South African automotive industry is bombarded with new vehicles from the East. Ford Africa president Neale Hill sits down with Janine van der Post to explain whether our local industry is in trouble. Hill also explains the R900 million dealer investment, and how the...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump cuts tariff rate for Lesotho from 50% to 15%
The small African country Lesotho received a modified tariff rate of 15% Thursday from US President Donald Trump as the nation continued to reel from high tariffs the administration had threatened to implement earlier this year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump pushes ahead with 30% tariffs on SA
South African exporters to the US are waking up to a grim new reality on Friday, as that country’s import tariffs are set to rocket from 10% to 30%.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | New minister, old problems: Can Buti Manamela restore trust in higher education?
In this week’s Friday Briefing, we reflect on the challenges facing new the higher education minister if he is going to clean house.
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