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Fuel price shock: Petrol price to top R30 per litre on Wednesday

by Earl Coetzee 5th October 2026 0

Motorists and commuters across South Africa must brace themselves for record-high fuel prices, with petrol and diesel both expected to exceed R30 per litre. Increases... Read more.

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Ramaphosa announces list of interventions targeting GBV

by Earl Coetzee 29th September 2026 0

President Cyril Ramaphosa has outlined a series of state interventions, municipal directives, and institutional requirements aimed at addressing gender-based violence... Read more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the US, and is welcomed by President Donald Trump.

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How Xi looks to history and culture to deepen China-U.S. understanding

by Earl Coetzee 27th September 2026 0

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, visited the U.S. National Archives and the National Museum of Asian Art during a state visit, echoing past... Read more.

''May 10-11, 2025 – Geneva, Switzerland1. China and the United States issued a joint statement on the bilateral economic and trade meeting in Geneva.2. Both sides agreed to slash tariffs on each other's goods. The US committed to remove 91% in tariffs, and suspend 24% in "reciprocal tariffs" for 90 days. China would accordingly remove 91% in counter tariffs and suspend 24% in counter tariffs for 90 days. The two countries respectively retain the remaining 10% in tariffs.3. Both sides agreed to establish a China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism.June 9-10, 2025 – London, United Kingdom1. The first meeting of the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism was held.2. The two sides reached a principled agreement on implementing the important consensus reached by the two heads of state during their phone call on June 5 and the framework of measures to consolidate the outcomes of the economic and trade talks in Geneva.3. Both sides made new progress in addressing each other's economic and trade concerns.July 28-29, 2025 – Stockholm, Sweden1. China and the United States released a joint statement on the bilateral economic and trade meeting in Stockholm.2. The United States will continue to modify the application of the additional ad valorem rate of duty on articles of China, by suspending 24 percentage points of that rate for an additional period of 90 days, starting on August 12, 2025.3. China will continue to suspend 24 percentage points of additional ad valorem rate of duty on articles of the United States as well as related non-tariff countermeasures for another 90 days, starting on August 12, 2025.September 14-15, 2025 – Madrid, Spain1. China and the United States reached a basic framework agreement on resolving issues related to TikTok through cooperation, reducing investment barriers and promoting relevant economic and trade cooperation.2. The two sides fully recognized that a stable China-US economic and trade relationship is of great significance to both countries and also has a major impact on global economic stability and development.October 25-26, 2025 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1. The US side will remove the 10% so-called "fentanyl tariffs" imposed on Chinese goods, and will suspend, for an additional year, the 24% reciprocal tariffs levied on Chinese goods. China will make corresponding adjustments to its countermeasures against the aforementioned US tariffs. Both sides have agreed to continue extending certain tariff exclusion measures.2. The US side will suspend for one year the implementation of the Affiliates Rule announced on September 29, 2025 that expands its "entity-list" export restrictions to any entity that is at least 50% owned by one or more entities on the list. China will suspend the implementation of relevant export control measures announced on October 9, 2025 for one year and will study and refine specific plans.3. The US side will suspend the implementation of measures under its Section 301 investigation targeting China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries for one year. In response, the Chinese side will correspondingly suspend the implementation of its countermeasures against the US side for one year once the US suspension takes effect.4. The two sides reached consensus on issues including anti-drug cooperation on fentanyl, expanding agricultural product trade, and the handling of individual cases involving relevant enterprises. 5. Both sides further confirmed the outcomes of the Madrid economic and trade consultations. The US side made positive commitments in areas including as investment, and China will properly resolve issues related to TikTok with the US side.March 15-16, 2026 – Paris, France1. China and the United States agreed to study the establishment of a cooperation mechanism to promote bilateral trade and investment.2. The two sides agreed to continue to make good use of the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism.May 12-13, 2026 – Seoul, Republic of Korea1. China and the United States agreed to establish trade and investment councils to address their respective concerns in trade and investment cooperation.2. Both sides agreed in principle to discuss, under the trade council, a reciprocal tariff reduction framework arrangement on products of equivalent scale worth $30 billion or more on each side.3. The two sides reached positive consensus on promoting the resolution of non-tariff barriers and market access issues involving certain agricultural products from both sides. The two sides also agreed in principle to bring relevant products under the framework of reciprocal tariff reduction, and set guiding targets for expanding two-way trade in agricultural products.4. Both sides will maintain close communication and consultations to promote the extension of the joint arrangements reached during the economic and trade talks in Kuala Lumpur.5. On rare earths and other critical minerals, both teams conducted in-depth communication and exchanges on relevant export control issues, and the two sides will jointly study and resolve each other's legitimate and lawful concerns.6. In accordance with the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, China's aviation industry, based on its own civil aviation transport development needs, will import 200 Boeing aircraft in accordance with commercial principles.

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A recap of recent China/USA economic and trade consultations

by Earl Coetzee 22nd September 2026 0

The article details recent candid, in-depth, and constructive exchanges between Chinese and US teams on economic, trade, and AI issues. It provides a comprehensive... Read more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi upon arrival in Cairo.

News, Politics, World

President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for state visit to Egypt

by Earl Coetzee 2nd September 2026 0

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a state visit to Egypt, where he and his wife, Peng Liyuan, received a warm welcome from Egyptian…... Read more.

AI-generated image of dancers dressed in latex in ANC colours.

Opinion, Politics

SA’s masochist masses: Why voters keep going back for more ANC punishment

by Earl Coetzee 30th August 2026 0

South African voters must be the kinkiest masochists on the planet, besides Trump’s die-hard MAGA faithful. I can’t think of any other people on earth who voluntarily... Read more.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after his capture in March 2003, showing him in a simple shirt.

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US judge throws out confessions of alleged 9/11 mastermind: report

by Earl Coetzee 29th August 2026 0

A US military judge has ruled that confessions made by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him... Read more.

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Hawks smash R600m meth lab in Limpopo, 5 arrested

by Earl Coetzee 21st August 2026 0

A farm outside Musina, Limpopo hid a drug operation big enough to flood the country with crystal meth, until Thursday evening. The Hawks, working with the South... Read more.

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Fuel price shock: Petrol price to top R30 per litre on Wednesday

Ramaphosa announces list of interventions targeting GBV

How Xi looks to history and culture to deepen China-U.S. understanding

A recap of recent China/USA economic and trade consultations

President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for state visit to Egypt

SA’s masochist masses: Why voters keep going back for more ANC punishment

US judge throws out confessions of alleged 9/11 mastermind: report

Hawks smash R600m meth lab in Limpopo, 5 arrested

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