January Vehicle Sales Up Year-on-Year but Drop Monthly

February 25, 2025

Records indicate 966 new vehicle sales in January, a 1.7% increase from January 2024 but a 12.2% decline from December 2024. Economist Almandro Jansen attributes the drop to seasonal trends and post-holiday financial constraints.

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COP31 Opens in Turkey Amid Questions Over Clean Energy Commitments

The COP31 World Leaders’ Summit has opened in Antalya, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressing delegates, while several key European leaders and the US government are absent. Turkey is pushing to increase electricity’s share of energy consumption to 35% by 2035, but critics question […]

November 11, 2026

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In S.A, SAFTU Rejects Politicians’ Salary Increases

S.A’s Union federation SAFTU has rejected president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to grant a 3.5-percent salary increase to political office-bearers, including members of the national executive and Parliament. The federation does, however, support the four-percent increase for judges. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says the independence and proper functioning of the judiciary are […]

November 11, 2026