Tag: Agriculture

Inaugural EU-Rwanda Business Forum attracts over 600 participants during two days of exploring trade and investment opportunities (European Union) Over 100 business leaders from t...

TNPA publishes Port Development Framework Plans outlining R13bn of investments (Engineering News) The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published Port Development Frame...

Summit to share practical advice to start and grow road freight SMEs (Engineering News) Industry body the Road Freight Association and industry collaboration platform the Transpor...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION During the 9th Meeting of the Council of Ministers held in July 2022, the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H...

South African citrus growers say EU pest rules putting squeeze on exports (Reuters) New European Union pest control rules will cut South Africa’s orange exports to Europe by 20%...

Global development financing must achieve local benefits (SAnews) With improved funding for South Africa’s Just Energy Transition, the country will be able to invest significant...

Government committed to supporting SEZs (SAnews) Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Fikile Majola on Thursday reiterated his department’s commitment to enhancing su...

R4.5 Billion Investment Represents a Change in Minerals Beneficiation (Department of Trade, Industry and Competition) The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, ...

In 2022, GDP growth in Mauritania reached 5.3% from 2.4% in 2021, driven by the mining, agriculture, and fisheries sectors. The country has large deposits of gold, copper, and oil-...

EU and Kenya conclude negotiations for an ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement with strong sustainability provisions (European Commission) (European Commission) The EU and Ke...

South Africa extends ban on scrap-metal exports by six months as it seeks to curb theft (Engineering News) South Africa extended a ban on scrap-metal exports by six mont...

Nigeria Finance Act 2023: Increased taxes and import levy aim to boost revenue (Nairametrics) The Finance Bill 2023 which was signed into law on 28 May 2023 by former President, M...

Rising global demand for South African vegetables (FreshPlaza) The National Agricultural Marketing Council hosted a workshop on South Africa’s fresh produce chain today in which...

Namibia takes control of its resources as it bans the export of unprocessed vital mineral (Business Insider Africa) The country’s Ministry of Information also disclosed that onl...

South Africa: African Continental Free Trade Area Awareness Workshop Goes to Gauteng (The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition) The Department of Trade, Industry, a...

Mining explorations breach N$1.3 bln (New Era) Exploration in 2022 continued with its upward trajectory, breaching N$1.3 billion in real terms. This was shared by the Chamber...

Why Nigeria must join BRICS (TheCable) About five years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria and China entered into a currency exchange agreement. The transaction, which wa...

SA has capacity to produce its own pharmaceutical products – President’s advisor (SAnews) Special Advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Professor Olive Shisana, says South Afr...

Made in Nigeria Tiles gain traction among developers as preference shifts from China made Tiles (Nairametrics) Rising demand and limited access to forex to facilitate imports are ...

Ramaphosa reports constructive engagement with steel sector to grow industry (Engineering News) President Cyril Ramaphosa met with business leaders in the steel and engineering in...