Tag: AfCFTA

National Trade, Industry and Competition hosts pricing regulations dialogue, 7 Jul (South African Government) The pricing regulations and other related matters on prices will com...

In 2020, 21% of Ethiopia’s world exports and 6% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Ethiopia’s exports to Africa declined by 6%, and imports by 5%. Ethi...

In 2020, 86% of Gambia’s world exports and 20% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Gambia’s intra-Africa exports increased by 26%, and imports by 2%. Ga...

National Iconic South African Mines Are Ravaged Economy’s Unlikely Savior (Bloomberg) The world’s deepest precious-metals mines, together with giant iron-ore and coal pits ar...

National Rebuilding The South African Industrial Base – Progress with Sugar and Poultry Masterplans (the dtic) Solid progress is being made with implementation of partnership a...

Various technical committees are established by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), to assist with the implementation of its Protocols and the respective Annexes...

The Protocols to the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) establish various technical committees to assist with the implementation of the Ag...

National Port delays, slow vaccine rollout threatening to dent consumption – Naamsa (Engineering News) New-vehicle sales increased by 20.2% in June, to 38 030 units, compared w...

National SA’s trade surplus is continuing its upward swing (IOL) South Africa’s bumper trade activity rose above expectations in May as the country recorded the largest month...

National 6 in 10 small business owners proactively planning for growth (IOL) As the lockdown regulations, tightened by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday, continue to put pressu...

National Poultry and Automotive Masterplan to Achieve Necessary Reform Parliament Hears (the dtic) Government is implementing necessary reforms to transform and revive the poultr...

National 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...

National Pandemic has presented ‘economic reset’ opportunities (Engineering News) Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi said on Wednesday that while the Co...

National South Africa unearths hidden strengths during pandemic (OMFIF) This October, OMFIF and ABSA launch the fifth edition of the ABSA Africa Financial Markets Index, the regi...

National More Young People Need to Take Advantage of Opportunities in the Agriculture and Agroprocessing Sectors (the dtic) There is a great need to get more young people partici...

National SA exports have the potential to drive growth in post-pandemic boom (Citypress) South Africa is experiencing a record trade surplus in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic ...

National Government and Industry to Boost Growing Global Business Service Industry Through New Industry Master Plan (the dtic) Eighty-two thousand jobs have been created in South...

National SA on track to harvest record soya bean crop (Farmer’s Weekly) The current spike in soya bean production is good news for South Africa since it will mean that signific...

In Africa, cross-border road transport carries over 80% of intra-regional and inter-regional trade. It provides a critical link between landlocked countries and international marke...

National SA making efforts to improve ease of doing business (SAnews) South African cities are making efforts to improve the ease of doing business, although the pace of reforms ...