Tag: Climate change

SARS records R16 billion trade boost for South Africa (BusinessTech) South Africa saw a preliminary trade balance surplus of R16.0 billion in July 2023, data from the South Africa...

NEV disruption holds opportunities for OEMs, component manufacturers (Engineering News) The world is at the beginning of the biggest disruption to the automotive industry in 100 y...

South Africa missed the boat on some localisation opportunities, but higher value industries can be pursued (Engineering News) The latest research from policy research entity Trad...

South Africa: Draft Freight Logistics Roadmap promised by year-end (Engineering News) A new ‘Freight Logistics Roadmap’ is currently undergoing an internal government consulta...

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) convened from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It saw the first Global Stoc...

South Africa still mulling design for sustainable automotive industry (Engineering News) South Africa’s automotive manufacturing sector is widely regarded as a success story; ho...

Somalia’s Institutions get a Boost to Help Bring the Country Closer to Debt Relief (World Bank) Somalia's efforts toward building strong institutions received a boost with a new...

Duty-free maize imports plan flops on costly supplies (Business Daily) Kenya’s plan to import about 900,000 tonnes of white maize by next month has run into headwinds on costly ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement envisages a comprehensive and modern trade arrangement that promises to “promote and attain sustainable and inclusive s...

Decarbonisation gives rise to new opportunities (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is critical that South Africa remains on par with other countries that have taken steps ...

China is SA’s largest BRICS trading partner (IOL) China is South Africa’s largest trading partner, both overall and within the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Af...

SA’s logistics chain in ‘desperate’ need of PPPs – SAAFF (Engineering New) Port and rail parastatal Transnet and government cannot “go it alone” to repair South Africa...

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 ...

Small Businesses Must Strive into Becoming Sustainable and Competitive Entities — Deputy Minister Gina (the dtic) While it is the mandate of government to promote the estab...

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...

Closing remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 5th South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg (The Presidency) We have come to the end of the...

As the threat of dangerous levels of global warming becomes more severe, climate change is climbing to the top of the list of domestic and international policy priorities. To tackl...

There is a growing global water crisis, driven by climate change, population growth, increased water-intensive production, and the neglect of water infrastructure. The latest editi...

Coming Soon: Online Platform for Trade in Services (COMESA) COMESA will soon launch an Online Platform for Trade in Services that will be used to facilitate speedy and efficient n...

Eswatini trade pact to be extended by five years (Taipei Times) President Tsai Ing-wen and Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini agreed to extend a bilateral economic...