LAST WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON FTW ONLINE

Zuma to oversee
Eskom and
Transnet
President Jacob Zuma
is set to directly oversee
the strategic decisions
of any state-owned
companies (SOCs) as
work commences on
the creation of the
Presidential State
Owned Companies
(SOCs) Coordinating
Council.
Grain SA wins
wheat import tariff
court case
A South African court
has ruled in favour of
Grain SA’s application
for government to
publish the new wheat
import tariff that will
see it increase by 30%.
SA positioned
as regional
automotive hub
The African Association
of Automotive
Manufacturers (AAAM)
has started work on
the development and
promotion of a cohesive
inter-continental
automotive strategy
for Africa that will
see South Africa as
the hub from which to
drive inter-continental
manufacturing and
export growth.
SADC needs
harmonised
laws to address
‘scandalous’ intratrade
stats
Countries in the
Southern African
Development
Community (SADC)
need to “urgently
address” better interand
intra-Africa trade
by amending the current
regional trade treaty and
adopting harmonised
laws and regulations.
Major shipping
group to be cast in
twain
According to Bloomberg,
the AP Moller-Maersk
group has said that it is
exploring a major twoway
split of its operating
bodies into transport
and energy companies.
SA agri-exports
slump for the first
time in 10 years
For the first time in a
decade, South Africa’s
agricultural exports
have declined – blasted
by the worst drought in
recent history, according
to data released by
agricultural business
chamber (Agbiz).