President Ramaphosa, in admiration of China’s foreign policy posture on Russia, stated that “the ANC detested the domination by a single state or its nation’s military, economic power, and social and cultural influence over how the rest of the world ought to conduct […]
We are seeing a move towards a more considered trade policy, which is a very good thing. There are three events from the last year which support my view. The first was the decision of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition […]
From 1 April 2023, SARS will allow food manufacturers to claim back the Road Accident Fund part of their diesel price if the diesel is used in the food manufacturing process. This could be to run a generator, power a boiler or […]
As humans, we tend to gravitate towards comfort and convenience, seeking out easy paths and avoiding challenges whenever possible. But what if we told you that difficulty is actually a good thing? That’s right, facing challenges head-on and pushing ourselves beyond our […]
In 1962, John F. Kennedy delivered his famous speech “We choose to go to the Moon” at Rice University, where he spoke about the immense challenge of sending a human to the moon. Kennedy’s speech is often cited as a prime example […]
Only in South Africa would you find the crazy, brave people who would start up a mayonnaise factory after Unilever’s announcement that they would no longer be selling Hellman’s mayo in South Africa. – “Don’t worry, South Africa – we’ve got this…”, […]
Ukrainian military surgeons conducted a successful operation to remove an unexploded grenade from a soldier’s chest, reports Ukraine’s deputy minister of defense, Hanna Maliar. The operation was carried out by Andrew Willow, one of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s most experienced surgeons. […]
A hundred years ago, the Union of South Africa government formulated its first industrial policies to help develop the then infant steel industry. The link between government support and South Africa’s primary steel industry has waxed and waned over the last century […]
The steel safeguard duties in the EU are being considered for early removal which is a big deal to South Africa. We must not be caught napping. Combined with the Section 232 duties in the USA, and the safeguard duties in the […]
On 5 August 2022, a draft policy was published proposing to ban the exports of scrap and other metals for a period of 6 months. Apparently over 2 000 comments were received, however the DTIC has only been able to provide 110 […]