Tag: COVID-19
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16 Nov 20 NewsNational
Third chapter of SA investment conference gets underway this week (The South African)
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the third South Africa Investment Conference on...
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13 Nov 20 NewsNational
Ramaphosa on trade, corruption, and the plan to reduce the gap between black and white South Africans (BusinessTech)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded on a number ...
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12 Nov 20 NewsNational
Ramaphosa surprises with further easing of Covid-19 restrictions (Moneyweb)
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a surprise move during his latest address to the nation on the ...
tralac Daily News
11 Nov 20 NewsNational
Agri sector predicted to show positive growth (IOL)
Although the agriculture sector was expected to show positive growth next year, the Agribusiness Business Chamber (Ag...
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10 Nov 20 NewsNational
Patel expects sharp decline in foreign direct investment in 2021 (IOL)
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has warned that South Africa’s foreign di...
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09 Nov 20 NewsNational
Critical shortage of building and construction materials in SA (Moneyweb)
Critical shortages of building and construction materials, including cement, steel, bricks and ...
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06 Nov 20 NewsNational
DTIC reiterates importance of quality standards in South Africa (Engineering News)
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has reiterated the importance...
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04 Nov 20 NewsNational
Cheap imports sour SA’s sweet silver lining (IOL)
When President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting the government’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan to Parliament...
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03 Nov 20 NewsNational
Loss of capacity and skills in cotton value chain costs SA R20bn (Cape Business News)
Despite the solid growth that the South African cotton industry has experienced in ...
COVID-19: Trade-related news, analysis and resources
02 Nov 20 Newstralac is closely monitoring trade-related policy measures and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic adopted and implemented by African countries and beyond. Below is a selection of u...
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02 Nov 20 NewsNational
Trade stats shows domestic recession keeps imports low (Fin24)
A recovery in commodity prices and global demand saw SA record a trade surplus of R109.5 billion for the t...
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30 Oct 20 NewsNational
Technical advisory panel on investment infrastructure being finalised (SAnews)
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says the department is in the p...
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29 Oct 20 NewsNational
South Africa’s 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) (National Treasury)
Two weeks ago, President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa laid out the government’s conse...
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28 Oct 20 NewsNational
SACUM-UK EPA and SA-US Trade Relations, including AGOA (the dtic)
The United Kingdom (UK) is South Africa’s 5th largest trading partner with total trade amounting to R...
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27 Oct 20 NewsNational
How the virus worsened South Africa’s debt woes (Bloomberg / Engineering News)
South Africa is faces surging debt as the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic comp...
Global foreign direct investment falls 49%, outlook remains negative
27 Oct 20 NewsThe biggest drops occurred in developed countries, cutting across all major forms of foreign direct investment.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49% in the first ...
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26 Oct 20 NewsNational
SA Government Commits to Strengthening Economic Ties with the Middle East (dtic)
The South African government is committed to strengthening bilateral economic relations ...
F15 Ministers, Special Envoys for mobilization of international COVID-19 support
26 Oct 20 NewsCommuniqué of the teleconference between the African Union Commission, the F15 Finance Ministers and the AU Special Envoys for the mobilization of international support for Africa...
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23 Oct 20 NewsNational
Tax hikes and changes proposed for South Africa – including digital products and services (BusinessTech)
South Africa is facing a significant shortfall in revenue coll...
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22 Oct 20 NewsNational
Parliament urges Trade and Industry to accelerate Coronavirus COVID-19-related price abuse investigations (South African Government)
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and...