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Investigation under
way following
Customs stop of
SA table grapes in
China
Investigations are
under way into
the circumstances
surrounding the
stoppage by Chinese
Customs officials of a
consignment of South
African table grapes.
Drop in import and
export containers
through SA’s ports
The seven commercial
ports in the SA ports
system handled a lower
volume of import and
export containers
(measured in numbers of
TEUs) in March than in
February.
Concern over fate of
renewable energy
programme
The fate of the Renewable
Energy Independent
Power Producer
Procurement Programme
(REIPPPP) is one of the
biggest concerns in the
energy domain following
President Jacob Zuma’s
decision to reshuff le
his cabinet and appoint
Mmamoloko Kubayi
as the new minister of
energy.
Biggest ever
container ship
delivered
Maersk Line has taken
delivery of its latest
container ship – the
largest in the world at
20 568 TEUS.
Calls to investigate
SOEs’ advertising
and sponsorship
spend
Parastatals and
government departments
reportedly spent close
to R13.9 million on
sponsorships and
promotions between 2014
and 2017, prompting calls
for an investigation.
Global mining major
sells off Eskom-tied
assets in SA
Global mining company
Anglo American has
announced plans to sell
off its Eskom-tied thermal
coal operations in South
Africa.
Cape agri-sector
reveals extent of fire
damage losses
Fire damage to the
agricultural sector in the
Western Cape amounted to
just short of R200 million,
according to the Western
Cape Department of
Agriculture.