Discussions
Amended import requirements on livestock from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland: harmonization of veterinary requirements or a barrier to trade?
06 May 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the recent amendments to South Africa’s import requirements of livestock from the BLNS
On 17 April 2015 the South African Departm...
read moreXenophobia undermines the very endeavours that contain the solutions
29 Apr 2015There are many reasons why we should all be extremely concerned about the recent xenophobic violence in South Africa. These include important moral, legal and human issues. The rec...
read moreChallenges facing the movement of workers and services suppliers in the EAC
29 Apr 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses challenges facing the achievement of free movement of business persons in the East African Community
The Protocol on the Establishment of ...
read moreThe Continental Free Trade Area – A GTAP assessment
22 Apr 2015The Trade Law Centre (tralac) has recently capitalised upon the pre-release Version 9.2 of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database and the recent excellent data sets from...
read moreAGOA deliberations – removal of anti-dumping duties or a loss of duty free access?
08 Apr 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing dispute over South African chicken imports from the United States
Deliberations are underway between South Af...
read moreOptimising the dispute resolution process for trade remedies in the EAC
01 Apr 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses trade remedies and dispute settlement issues in the East African Community (EAC)
Anti-dumping measures, countervailing duties, and saf...
read moreWill South Africa modify its GATS commitments?
25 Mar 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses South Africa’s regulation of the private security industry and willingness to negotiate the withdrawal of existing GATS commitments
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read moreInspections on fresh produce exports to African countries – a valid quality concern or non-tariff barrier?
18 Mar 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses legislative requirements regarding inspection of fresh produce exports from South Africa
On 24 February 2015 the South African Depa...
read moreWhen the absence of legal certainty is a new NTB
11 Mar 2015Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses why the absence of legal certainty in trade agreements has become a new non-tariff barrier
Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) have a major imp...
read moreThe EAC Court’s jurisdiction over investment matters and what it means for the Community’s legal instruments
11 Mar 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the extension of the EAC Court of Justice’s jurisdiction to include investment matters
The 16th Summit of Heads of State a...
read moreRecognition of foreign qualifications: the case of Cuban engineers
04 Mar 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses some of the practical challenges involved in the facilitation of movement of business persons across borders
The South African Minister of...
read morePromoting discourse on a 21st century CFTA: launching tralac’s CFTA Soapbox
04 Mar 2015Planning for the CFTA: Why a fresh Approach is necessary
African trade agreements are designed according to a standard recipe. They focus on market access for goods; within the co...
read moreSADC Regional Agricultural Policy: addressing non-tariff barriers on agricultural trade
25 Feb 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP) and non-tariff barriers
One of the objectives of the Southern African Development ...
read moreThe trade profile of the Economic Community of West African States vis-à-vis the Tripartite Free Trade Area
18 Feb 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses ECOWAS trade in relation to the SADC-COMESA-EAC Tripartite FTA
The commencement of negotiations towards a Continental Free Trade Area ...
read moreThe economic consequences of load shedding in South Africa and the state of the electrical grid
11 Feb 2015Gavin van der Nest, tralac Researcher, comments on the current electricity crisis in South Africa
Perhaps one of the most pressing challenges facing the South African economy in 2...
read moreRetail services and small business development in South Africa
04 Feb 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the challenges facing the micro-retail sector in South Africa
South Africa’s President recently assured investors at the World Economi...
read moreIs it possible to have better governance in the RECs?
28 Jan 2015Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses five ways in which the implementation of regional legal instruments can be enhanced
Regional integration in Africa is necessary b...
read moreThe Lima Climate Change Conference: will the deadline for a legally binding climate agreement be met?
21 Jan 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference 2014 held in Lima, Peru
The 20th session of the United Nations Framework Conv...
read moreReview of trade-related developments in 2014
17 Dec 2014William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, provides a review of key trade-related developments in 2014
What looked like a bleak end to the year 2014 turned into a ray of light moving into...
read moreThe WTO Breakthrough on the Bali Package: the trade facilitation value chain and African integration
10 Dec 2014Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the implications of the breakthrough on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement for African countries
It took some time to resolve the di...
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