By S’thembile Cele, Bloomberg.
National Treasury is worried that the US’s proposed 30% tariff could hit tax revenues and is modelling the impact it may have on the nation’s budget.
Ahead of October’s medium-term budget policy statement, the Treasury is assessing the impact of the proposed tariff on its economic growth projections that have already been significantly revised down, Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo told Bloomberg in an interview on Tuesday.
Africa’s largest economy was among a wave of countries to receive a letter from the US threatening higher tariff rates by August 1 unless it cuts a deal. The proposed duties, if implemented, will not only impact its exports to…
Rail Services: The country has a passenger rail service, Shosholoza Meyl, that
connects major cities, as well as a luxury train service called the Blue Train.
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Some lions just escaped a nature reserve in South Africa
They were rejected from their group.
They could maybe ask to be let in the group again
But their pride wouldn\’t let them.
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A South African, an Australian and an Englishman are all having a drink
The Englishman and South African both drink from Pint Glasses, the Australian from a bottle.
The South African, upon draining his glass, drops in back down on the bar, pulls out a pistol, and shoots the glass.
\”In South Africa, there is so much sand that I never drink from the same glass twice!\”
The Australian, having drained his bottle, sets it down upon the bar and, upon seizing the South African\’s pistol, shoots his bottle.
\”In Australia, there is so much booze that I never drink from the same brand twice!\”
The Englishman, likewise having drained his glass, sets his glass upon the table, seizes the pistol the pistol from the Australian, and shoots the South African and the Australian, quite dead.
\”In England, there are so many of you bastards that I never drink with the same two twice!\”