Discussions

Elisha Tshuma* comments on the use of surtax on goods imported by Zimbabwe On 1 January 2012, the then Minister of Finance introduced a 25% surtax on certain imported products. Th...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on trade in services in the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations The negotiations to establish a Free Trade Area amongst the Mem...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing “trade wars” amongst East African Community (EAC) member states Industrial development has attained renewed focus...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, asks whether there has been any movement on the trade concerns surrounding South Africa’s continued AGOA eligibility The extension of ...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, proposes a way forward for the CFTA negotiations The Declaration on the launch of the negotiations for the establishment of the Continental Free Tra...

Introduction At its 25th Extraordinary Summit held in Johannesburg in June 2015 the Heads of State and Government of the African Union launched the Continental Free Trade Area (CF...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the findings of the latest WTO Director-General Report on trade-related developments, focusing on African countries Before the glob...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on South Africa’s draft road traffic regulations concerning peak hour restrictions on trucks The South African Minister of Tran...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, highlights seven key issues identified in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda The Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD3) w...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses an application before South Africa’s ITAC for an across-the-board import tariff increase on primary steel products The Inter...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on developments in the TFTA negotiations on movement of business persons In June 2015, the Members of the Common Market for Eastern and Sou...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, comments on the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), taking place later this month in Addis Ababa The third I...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses concerns surrounding a new legal ruling affecting Angolan exporters In June 2015 the Angolan General Tax Administration (AGT), whic...

Introduction The recent signing by sixteen African Governments of the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement has been hailed as a breakthrough event.[1] Commentators claim that...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses recent developments in the establishment of the Tripartite FTA and what still lies ahead Four years after the launch of negotiations for t...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the revision of the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) The Regional Indicative Strategic Developmen...

The origin of the REC acquis notion The notion of the “REC acquis” has become a notable feature of intra-African trade negotiations. What is the acquis and how could...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the implications of a new provision in the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 for out-of-cycle reviews On 14 May 2015 ...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing trade in services negotiations in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) The SADC Protocol on Trade in Services sta...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the outcome of the recently held Extraordinary SADC Summit, held under the theme “Leveraging the Region’s Diverse Resources fo...