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President: South Africa derives great benefit from BRICS membership (SAnews) “Rest assured, BRICS is a great benefit to our country and it’s an association that we are very pr...

President Ramaphosa’s closing remarks during the 3rd Session of The South Africa Bi-National Commission, Windhoek, Namibia (The Presidency of South Africa) The Ministerial Repor...

South Africa Wants to Hand Operation of Rail, Ports to Business After $27 Billion Loss (Bloomberg BNN0 The South African presidency has a plan to reverse the collapse of a state-r...

Bleak outlook for third-quarter economic growth in South Africa (Engineering News) September reflected another month of weakened economic activity in South Africa, indicating blea...

Deputy 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...

New Border Management Authority a boost for SA’s security and development (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to the nation to highlight the import...

Energy transition has potential to dramatically increase demand for steel (Engineering News) With local electricity grid constraints becoming more prevalent and given the global e...

President 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...

President Ramaphosa to officially launch the BMA (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday preside over the launch of the Border Management Authority (BMA) in Musina, Li...

South Africa mulls trade options as bird flu hits poultry supply (Bloomberg) South Africa’s government is assessing trade measures and the possibility of vaccination to ease sho...

SA agriculture grows sector at international show (Freight News) South Africa is participating in the sixth International Exhibition of Agriculture and Animal Resources being held...

Trade statistics for August 2023 (SARS) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.3 billion in August 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of R181....

Dip in exports out east raises red flags for SA (Freight News) The importance of China in South African trade cannot be overstated, considering the country’s economic well-being...

SA records trade surplus in July but off a low base (IOL Business Report) South Africa’s terms of trade deteriorated materially in the first half of 2023 compared to the same pe...

A slice of opportunity: Benin joins China’s fruit export market (Ventures Africa) The recent visit of Benin’s President Talon to China did not hit many international headlines...

Mombasa harbour customers cry foul over ‘illegal’ levies (The East African) Mombasa port users are worried that rampant flouting of maritime regulations by some shipping lines...

Prince William unveils South Africa’s Abalobi as finalist for Earthshot Prize (Engineering News) South African community fish catch recording technology company Abalobi has been...

Kenya targets China imports in new tax evasion crackdown (The East African) Chinese imports are set for tighter scrutiny as President William Ruto’s government intensifies a pur...

Forex shortage challenging intra-Africa trade (Engineering News) Intra-country trade across Africa is stuttering as businesses struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably ...

US-South Africa hold trade, investment dialogue to deepen bilateral business ties (Engineering News) The US-South Africa Trade and Investment Executive Dialogue on September 18 bu...