Tag: Digital economy

Download the full blog HERE Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policies are a key driver of ‘digital development’ – the extent of integration of a country or reg...

Country-related news SA’s agricultural exports hit a new record high (Cape Business News) The need to improve logistics efficiency and curb the deterioration of infrastructure ...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policies are a key driver of ‘digital development’ – the extent of integration of a country or region into the global digital w...

Country-related news Red tape delaying R90bn investment in ready-to-go projects – Minerals Council (Mining Weekly) Red tape is delaying investment worth R90-billion in ready-to...

Country-related news Cyclone Batsirai: Exports to Madagascar on the line (Food for Mzansi) As a strategic trade partner to South Africa, Madagascar’s dealing with Cyclone Batsi...

Country-related news Green energy transition will help South Africa become more resilient, competitive (Engineering News) South Africa needs more power generation to overcome the...

Country-related news SARS Customs scales up digital transformation (SAnews) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs division will scale up digital transformation and inc...

Country news New vaccine manufacturing facility to elevate healthcare in Africa (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the newly launched vaccine manufacturing facility campus a...

Country news Port cargo up marginally as trade recovers from Covid woes (Business Daily) The Port of Mombasa recorded marginal growth in cargo volumes last year as business stead...

Country news Anxious times for South African citrus (Fruitnet) With the start of the new South African citrus season only two months away, there is still no clarity on the negoti...

The digitalisation of trade – as we move to paperless trade – will have a profound effect on trade management. The conclusion of the first multilateral trade agreement, the Tra...

National Address by Fikile Majola, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition delivered on the occasion of the Virtual Colloquium: Opportunities in mobile applications dev...

National Treasury notes IMF concerns (SAnews) The National Treasury says the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) concerns over the South African economy are aligned with govern...

National South Africa is failing to ride the digital revolution wave. What it needs to do (The Conversation Africa) Workplaces are adopting new forms of advanced automation at a ...

National Tanzania’s exports to Kenya double to Sh20 billion in six months (Business Daily) Kenya’s imports from Tanzania doubled to Sh20.5 billion in the first half of the ye...

Domestic trade news Imports and exports feel effects of global disruption (Business Day) Supply chain disruptions are having an impact globally with bottlenecks affecting manufac...

National Sugar cane growers call for sugar tax to be scrapped (Engineering News) Industry association the South African Canegrowers has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwan...

National Gas key as South Africa transitions to clean energy (Engineering News) Gas will be needed to help meet energy demand in South Africa during the necessary transition to c...

The Trade Law Centre (tralac) organised a webinar on 25 October 2021 focusing on specific issues policymakers need to address in responding to the challenges and opportunities offe...

National 20 products identified as key drivers for KZN economy (IOL) The KwaZulu-Natal government has identified 20 products with “huge export potential” as part of a new str...