South Africa’s efforts to negotiate a reduced tariff with the United States have failed, leaving exporters facing a 30% unilateral tariff on all goods, effective on August 7.
In response, the government is implementing measures, including relaxing competition laws, to help exporters mitigate the economic fallout, the departments of international relations and cooperation and (Dirco) trade industry and competition (dtic) announced during a media briefing on Monday. Dirco Minister Ronald Lamola read out a joint statement which highlighted the efforts the government had made “to stabilise and enhance mutually beneficial trade and investment relations with the US” since the start of the…
Literature: South African literature includes renowned authors like Nadine
Gordimer, J.M. Coetzee, and Zakes Mda, who explore themes of identity and social justice.
Wild Kitten
A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.
High Beam
Fun South African Fact: The Union Buildings in Pretoria house the President’s official offices. The site is worth a visit to marvel at a larger-than-life statue of Nelson Mandela as well as the immaculate gardens and grounds.