Tag: Migration
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26 Mar 24 NewsProtectionism and shipping disruptions threaten agri trade (Farmer’s Weekly)
Solid business partnerships will become increasingly important to navigate market threats, according...
Botswana and Namibia concluded an agreement on the movement of persons
08 Mar 23 BlogOn 24 February 2023, Botswana and Namibia concluded a bilateral agreement on the movement of persons.[1] This is an important regional development. What is the context and what are...
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19 Jul 22 NewsLocal news
Key Renewable Energy Market Drivers in South Africa in 2022 (Energy Capital & Power)
The need to transition to cleaner sources of fuel in South Africa is made...
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20 May 22 NewsLocal trade news
Inclusivity, resiliency focus of South Africa’s tourism sector recovery (Engineering News)
As South Africa rebuilds its Covid-19-devastated tourism sector, foc...
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25 Jun 21 NewsNational
Attaining port efficiency requires purpose rethink, says law firm (Engineering News)
South Africa’s maritime ports, known to be highly inefficient, need to be repurpos...
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21 Dec 20 NewsNational
Aviation industry anxious as COVID-19 resurgences force new travel bans (The South African)
With a host of countries – mainly across Europe – announcing over the wee...
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30 Oct 20 NewsNational
Technical advisory panel on investment infrastructure being finalised (SAnews)
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says the department is in the p...
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23 Oct 20 NewsNational
Tax hikes and changes proposed for South Africa – including digital products and services (BusinessTech)
South Africa is facing a significant shortfall in revenue coll...
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19 Oct 20 NewsNational
Job creation is key to SA’s economic recovery (SAnews)
As the country recovers from the devastation of the Coronavirus pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasis...
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16 Oct 20 NewsNational
SA recovery plan to improve economic growth (SAnews)
South Africa’s new Reconstruction and Recovery Plan should help unlock greater job creation and faster economic gr...
Launching the African Approach on the Regional Consultation on the Global Forum on Migration and Development
18 May 20 NewsThe African Union Commission, through the Department of Social Affairs (DSA) and the Directorate of the Citizen and Diaspora Organizations (CIDO), launched the African Meeting of t...
World Bank predicts sharpest decline of remittances in recent history
23 Apr 20 NewsGlobal remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown.
The projected fall, which...
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18 Feb 20 NewsDiarise:
Special Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa ( 24 February, Victoria Falls). The session will focus on leveraging the Decade of Action for the re...
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08 Nov 19 News3rd Ordinary Session of the STC on Migration, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: updates, documentation
(i) AU member states urged to ratify the protoco...
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28 Oct 19 NewsDiarise: SheTrades Global (to be held in conjunction with the World Export Development Forum, 18-22 November, in Addis Ababa)
Themes that will be discussed include how free...
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23 Oct 19 NewsOECD’s 2019 Global Forum on Competition (5-6 December, Paris):
The profiled paper: Competition policy within the context of free trade agreements (pdf). This paper reports the ...
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19 Sep 19 NewsPwC's The Africa Business Agenda 2019: Kenya is top destination for companies seeking expansion in Africa
The study by global audit firm PwC, conducted among chief executives arou...
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16 Sep 19 NewsAfCFTA sensitisation workshops: Malawi, Kenya
Malawi to host AfCFTA sensitization workshops. The Ministry of Trade and Tourism, in partnership with the ECA and the AUC, is org...
Movement of persons and migration in Africa: Considerations for African integration and the AfCFTA
28 Jun 19 PublicationsThe free movement of persons has an integral part to play in regional integration. Not only does it contribute to facilitating easier access to economic activities and opportunitie...
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03 Jun 19 NewsDiarise:
The Tripartite Sectoral Ministerial Committee (6 June, Addis Ababa)
African Ministers of Trade (AMOT) meeting (7-8 June, Addis Ababa)
Underway in Kigali: Af...