China’s exports unexpectedly fell in August as shipments to the United States (US) slowed sharply, pointing to further weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and underlining a pressing need for more stimulus as the Sino-US trade war escalates.
Six Marikana mining communities in the North West have filed papers at the Constitutional Court seeking to reverse the R5 billion sale of Lonmin Platinum Mine.
Chinese and United States (US) negotiators held their first face-to-face talks Wednesday since agreeing to a trade war truce last month but the short meeting in Shanghai was overshadowed by a Twitter tirade from President Donald Trump.
Zambian President Edgar Lungu says while the country welcomes international investors, the West should not dictate the terms when engaging with Africa on trade.
The rand is trading at R13.99 to the dollar, R17.45 to pound sterling and R15.72 to the euro.
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