Tag: Extractive industries
South Africa’s need to revive mining exploration
14 Dec 23 BlogAccording to Minerals Council South Africa CEO, Mzila Mthenjane, in an op-ed published in October, the country’s mining exploration spend in 2023 was 0.8 percent of global spend,...
Fossil Fables: Reading Between the Lines of the COP28 Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter
07 Dec 23 BlogThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) is underway in Dubai until the 12 December 2023. Accord...
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15 Nov 23 NewsAgriculture key to SA’s economic recovery (SAnews)
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says the agricultural sector has demonstrated its resil...
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13 Nov 23 NewsGovernment clarifies AgriBEE requirements for agricultural exports to the European and UK markets (Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development)
The Department of...
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17 Oct 23 NewsSouth Africa mulls Dutch, Danish entry to $8.5bn climate pact (Engineering News)
South Africa’s Cabinet will consider a proposal on whether to include the Netherlands and Denmar...
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10 Oct 23 NewsDeputy President Paul Mashatile: Africa Oil Week (South African Government)
The theme for the 2023 Africa Oil Week, “Maximising Africa’s Natural Resources in the Global Energy...
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05 Oct 23 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa: Launch of the Border Management Authority (South African Government)
When our country’s ports of entry and borders are well-protected and well-managed...
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02 Oct 23 NewsSA agriculture grows sector at international show (Freight News)
South Africa is participating in the sixth International Exhibition of Agriculture and Animal Resources being held...
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20 Sep 23 NewsForex shortage challenging intra-Africa trade (Engineering News)
Intra-country trade across Africa is stuttering as businesses struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably ...
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13 Sep 23 NewsSA agricultural exports amounted to $3.4bn in second quarter (IOL)
South Africa’s agricultural exports amounted to $3.4 billion (R64bn) in the second quarter of this year, up by...
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05 Sep 23 NewsUganda-South Africa trade summit discusses value addition (The Independent Uganda)
Day one of the Uganda-South Africa Trade and Investment Summit organized by the Government of Ug...
Algeria’s Potential Value Chain Development under the AfCFTA
15 Aug 23 PublicationsThis trade brief explores the potential for AfCFTA-enabled regional value chain (RVC) development for Algeria, a North African country with significant value chain links with Europ...
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15 Aug 23 NewsSouth Africa likely to keep preferential US trade access, envoy says (Engineering News)
South Africa will likely keep its preferential access to US markets because hundreds of Ame...
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01 Aug 23 NewsSouth Africa: Trade balance dipped unexpectedly in June (The Citizen)
South Africa’s merchandise trade balance unexpectedly dipped in June, with the value of the country’s exp...
Algeria and the African Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities and challenges
20 Jul 23 PublicationsAlgeria is classified as a lower-middle-income country, with a real gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) of $488 billion and a GDP per capita (in dollars c...
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14 Jul 23 NewsTransnet container terminals remain optimistic of strong citrus season finish (Engineering News)
Average year-on-year comparisons of citrus handling volumes show a 9.2% volume inc...
Algeria and the AfCFTA – diversification and regional value chain participation
14 Jul 23 PublicationsThis Trade Brief gives a snapshot overview of Algeria’s global economic and trading environment. It is accompanied by an infographic highlighting key economic and trade indicator...
L'Algérie et la Zone de Libre Échange Continentale Africaine – opportunités et contraintes
13 Jul 23 PublicationsL'Algérie est classée dans la catégorie des pays à revenu intermédiaire de la tranche inférieure, avec un produit intérieur brut (PIB) réel en parité de pouvoir d'achat (P...
L'Algérie et la ZLECAF – diversification et participation à la chaîne de valeur régionale
12 Jul 23 PublicationsCette brēf donne commerce un aperçu de l'environnement économique et commercial mondial de l'Algérie. La note est accompagnée d'une infographie mettant en évidence les princi...
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11 Jul 23 NewsSouth Africa: SARS’s Authorised Economic Operators Programme (Global Compliance News)
Today’s global economy demands that businesses expand beyond borders, but they face hurdl...