Discussions
Zimbabwe’s surtax – its incidence and implementation
16 Sep 2015Elisha Tshuma* comments on the use of surtax on goods imported by Zimbabwe
On 1 January 2012, the then Minister of Finance introduced a 25% surtax on certain imported products. Th...
read morePreparing for trade in services negotiations in the context of a comprehensive CFTA
09 Sep 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on trade in services in the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations
The negotiations to establish a Free Trade Area amongst the Mem...
read moreEAC “trade wars” demonstrate importance of market integration agenda for regional industrial development
02 Sep 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing “trade wars” amongst East African Community (EAC) member states
Industrial development has attained renewed focus...
read moreAny progress on the permanent extension of South Africa’s AGOA preferences?
26 Aug 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, asks whether there has been any movement on the trade concerns surrounding South Africa’s continued AGOA eligibility
The extension of ...
read moreWhat approaches and modalities should be followed for the establishment of the Continental FTA?
19 Aug 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, proposes a way forward for the CFTA negotiations
The Declaration on the launch of the negotiations for the establishment of the Continental Free Tra...
read moreCFTA Soapbox: What legal format for the Continental FTA?
12 Aug 2015Introduction
At its 25th Extraordinary Summit held in Johannesburg in June 2015 the Heads of State and Government of the African Union launched the Continental Free Trade Area (CF...
read moreAfrican economies unable to resist the protectionist impulse
05 Aug 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the findings of the latest WTO Director-General Report on trade-related developments, focusing on African countries
Before the glob...
read morePeak traffic hour restrictions on trucks
30 Jul 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on South Africa’s draft road traffic regulations concerning peak hour restrictions on trucks
The South African Minister of Tran...
read moreOutcomes of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development
22 Jul 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, highlights seven key issues identified in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda
The Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD3) w...
read moreWhat will the proposed increase in the tariff of primary steel products mean?
15 Jul 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses an application before South Africa’s ITAC for an across-the-board import tariff increase on primary steel products
The Inter...
read moreWhat is the future of Tripartite FTA negotiations on movement of business persons?
08 Jul 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on developments in the TFTA negotiations on movement of business persons
In June 2015, the Members of the Common Market for Eastern and Sou...
read moreLooking ahead to the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development
01 Jul 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, comments on the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), taking place later this month in Addis Ababa
The third I...
read moreChanges to Angola customs regulations – payment, fraud and product shortage concerns
24 Jun 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses concerns surrounding a new legal ruling affecting Angolan exporters
In June 2015 the Angolan General Tax Administration (AGT), whic...
read moreThe Tripartite FTA: Technical Features, Potential and Implementation
18 Jun 2015Introduction
The recent signing by sixteen African Governments of the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement has been hailed as a breakthrough event.[1] Commentators claim that...
read moreThe road ahead for the Tripartite FTA negotiations
18 Jun 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses recent developments in the establishment of the Tripartite FTA and what still lies ahead
Four years after the launch of negotiations for t...
read moreThe Revised SADC RISDP and plans for market integration and industrial development going forward
10 Jun 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the revision of the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP)
The Regional Indicative Strategic Developmen...
read moreThe Continental FTA should develop its own REC acquis
03 Jun 2015The origin of the REC acquis notion
The notion of the “REC acquis” has become a notable feature of intra-African trade negotiations. What is the acquis and how could...
read moreImplications of AGOA out-of-cycle review for South Africa
27 May 2015Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the implications of a new provision in the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 for out-of-cycle reviews
On 14 May 2015 ...
read moreSADC Trade in Services negotiations and the development of sector specific annexes
20 May 2015JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing trade in services negotiations in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
The SADC Protocol on Trade in Services sta...
read moreMineral beneficiation and regional governance of investment in SADC
14 May 2015William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses the outcome of the recently held Extraordinary SADC Summit, held under the theme “Leveraging the Region’s Diverse Resources fo...
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