Discussions

Willemien 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...

There 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...

JB 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 ...

The 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...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing dispute over South African chicken imports from the United States Deliberations are underway between South Af...

William Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses trade remedies and dispute settlement issues in the East African Community (EAC) Anti-dumping measures, countervailing duties, and saf...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses South Africa’s regulation of the private security industry and willingness to negotiate the withdrawal of existing GATS commitments ...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses legislative requirements regarding inspection of fresh produce exports from South Africa On 24 February 2015 the South African Depa...

Gerhard 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...

William 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...

JB 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...

Planning 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...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP) and non-tariff barriers One of the objectives of the Southern African Development ...

William 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 ...

Gavin 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...

JB 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...

Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses five ways in which the implementation of regional legal instruments can be enhanced Regional integration in Africa is necessary b...

Willemien 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...

William 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...

Gerhard 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...