Off with their heads! 31 March 2017 Commentary by Gareth Frye President Zuma kept us waiting till near midnight, before revealing the damage (that’s no April fools joke!). It was more chainsaw than guillotine, with 10 ministers and 10 deputies Read more…
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By FTW Online. While stabilisation of the global oil price and the uptick in most commodity prices suggests the growth outlook for Africa is improving, it is emerging from the commodities slump changed, presenting a new set of risks and Read more…
Rand weaker as cabinet reshuffle risk resurfaces By 10:30pm, the currency had dropped to around R13.25, after trading at R12.80 earlier in the evening.
Limbo 30 March 2017 Commentary by Gareth Frye We’re in ‘wait and see’ mode, with the USD/ZAR range narrowing around 13/$. Time is the rand’s friend, with strength likely as time passes (albeit slowly). President Zuma clearly wants Gordhan gone, Read more…
Gordhangate 29 March 2017 Commentary by Gareth Frye Facts are scarce, rumours are aplenty as ‘Gordhandate’ appears to approach its climax. Finance Minister Gordhan’s axing is by no means a done deal, with the political game of chess as complicated Read more…
Rail will determine future of ports serving southern Africa By Ed Richardson 28 March 2017 [Source: FTW Online] Massive investment in the ports serving southern Africa has raised the physical capacity to move containers, bulk and breakbulk Read more…
All delivery vehicles to display speed stickers by May By Ed Richardson 28 Mar 2017 Fleet operators have three months left to comply with new regulations which require light to medium commercial vehicles to display a 100 km/hr sticker. Amendments to Read more…
27 March 2017 Commentary by Chris Williams The rand flew out of the blocks during Asian trade to strengthen more than 12 cents against the USD but Read more…
AA calms ‘Facebook frenzy’ over proposed speed limits and truck bans There is a difference between ‘law’ and ‘proposal’ which means, for now, that speed limits haven’t changed and trucks cannot be pulled off the road during certain hours. So Read more…
Daigon Intl is part of an International Network of Agents and soon we are getting together for our yearly Network Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Watch this space. We will keep you all informed on the latest trends and developments within Read more…