Tag: Digital economy

Trade statistics for April 2023 (South African Revenue Service) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R3.5 billion in April 2023. This surplus is attributab...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Kingdom of Eswatini (ZAWYA) Eswatini has shown resilience to multiple economic shocks...

The digitalisation of the economy requires new ways of thinking about competition, intellectual property, taxation, industrial policy, privacy, cyber security, the labour market, i...

SA Committed to Speedily Finalising Electric Vehicle Policy – Deputy Minister Gina (the dtic) The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina sa...

National Development Agency signs Development Cooperation Agreement with German Cooperative Raiffeisen Confederation (South African Government) South Africa is the latest Southern...

‘EU is putting draconian measures on South African citrus’ (SABC News) The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has requested Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Pa...

SA tyre manufacturers potentially exposed to dumping from China (The Citizen) Anti-dumping duties against Chinese exporters of car, bus and lorry tyres to South Africa have e...

Provisional duties on imported tyres from China expire, but Itac investigation continues (Engineering News) The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa ...

South Africa must prioritise decarbonisation, as $1.5bn of exports to EU are at risk (Engineering News) South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as i...

Agri SA reiterates warning of food shortages, price spikes as loadshedding continues (Engineering News) Industry body Agri SA has implored President Cyril Ramaphosa to addres...

Government Support Will Help Transform Poultry Industry, Ensure Food Security (The Department of Trade Industry and Competition) The support that government provides to black-owne...

The ways in which developing countries industrialised post the industrial revolution have drawn attention from scholars for decades. The ‘Asian tigers’ are a group of South-Eas...

Digital trade and digitally enabled transactions of trade in goods and services have been increasing globally. In Kenya, the growth of digital trade and digitally enabled transacti...

A Customs bill of entry and the bill of lading (BOL) are among the critical and determinant documents that are used in the clearance of cargo and services that are internationally ...

Digital financial services (DFS) are any financial services that are available digitally and they include payments, savings, credit transfers and insurance. They are procured throu...

Local news South African cement industry to approach Itac for general tariff protection (Engineering News) Cement and Concrete South Africa (CCSA) is preparing an application for...

Local news R4-trillion needed for South Africa’s hydrogen economy, PIC declares (Engineering News) South Africa’s State-owned Public Investment Corporation (PIC) stated on Mo...

Local news Digitalisation to make manufacturing supply chains more resilient (Engineering News) The digitalisation of supply chains will make them more transparent and challenges...

COP27 updates COP27 draft leaves out pledge to phase down all fossil fuels (Engineering News) Countries negotiating at the climate summit in Egypt are on track to reject calls fo...

Local news Climate Resilience Development Pathways approach seen as key to building climate-ready infrastructure (Engineering News) The efficacy of South Africa’s climate ...