Tag: Climate change

US official announces business partnership with Kenya (Voice of America) About 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participated in the fourth American Chamber of Commerce summit in ...

South Africa calls for greater engagement with Turkish businesses (Daily Sabah) Top South African trade official emphasized Monday the vital importance of bilateral trade relation...

South Africa seeks to secure global plastics pollution treaty by balancing competing interests (Engineering News) South Africa will seek to secure a legally binding global plastic...

This Trade Report explores the transformative role of climate-backed financing in accelerating Africa’s transition to a renewable energy future. It underscores the criticality of...

Trade Statistics for February 2024 (South African Revenue Service) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R14.0 billion in February 2024. This surplus is att...

Chicken industry needs no tariff rebates because there is no shortage, Sapa stresses (Engineering News) Executives from the South African Poultry Association (Sapa) met with Trade...

$10-billion Namibian green hydrogen project receives major German boost (Engineering News) Namibia’s first gigawatt scale green hydrogen project – the $10-billion Hyphen devel...

Automotive demand for platinum expected to hit seven-year high this year (Engineering News) This year could potentially turn out to be quite an interesting year for platinum as a ...

Investment in infrastructure gains momentum (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says investment in infrastructure is gaining momentum, and new and innovative funding mechanisms wil...

South Africa’s renewable energy transition has been a bumpy and unpredictable one where policies and actions often appear misaligned. The government has recognised the need to de...

The AfCFTA has become the focal point of discussions about a wide range of matters, including how to boost intra-African trade and economic integration, how the State Parties can i...

Effective policies are urgently needed in Africa to deal with climate-induced disasters. This will require high levels of political commitment, regional and domestic strategies, co...

At the recently concluded COP28, states, multinationals, lobbyists and civil society committed to the transfer away from fossil fuels. A month later, TotalEnergies (Total) is set t...

Kenya’s Economic Performance Strengthened in 2023 Despite Continued Challenges (World Bank) Kenya’s economic performance strengthened in 2023 despite continued challenges, wit...

The global agricultural industry, the second-largest contributing sector to greenhouse gas emissions, must change for the world to meet the Paris Agreement commitments. This was ac...

The COP28 Trade Day was the first of its kind for the annual conference. Major trade-related organisations, including the United Nations Conference on Development and Trade (UNCTAD...

COP climate summits almost inevitably leave some observers and participants disappointed. COP28, held in Dubai in early December, was no exception. Many commentators have expressed...

Kenya unveils e-commerce strategy to better harness the digital economy (UNCTAD) Kenya launched a national e-commerce strategy on 13 December to fortify its position as a digital ...

South Africa’s FDI inflows slow in third quarter (CGTN Africa) South Africa recorded reduced foreign direct investment inflows of 26 billion rand ($1.40 billion) in the third qu...

Botswana: Budget in Q1 surplus but FY deficit still looms (Mmegi Online) The national budget recorded a P5.2 billion surplus in the first quarter of the financial year, a performa...